Softball Preview: Mater Dei Knights vs. Richland County Tigers
The Mater Dei Knights will be playing at home against the Richland County Tigers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mater Dei is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Mater Dei scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They never let Greenville onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Mater Dei, who have now won three contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Richland County blew Altamont out of the water the last time the pair played, but on ThursdayAltamont got their revenge. Richland County fell just short of Altamont by a score of 5-3.
Rylee Bloomer made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Richland County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Mater Dei has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Richland County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Mater Dei took their win against Richland County when the teams last played back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 17-1. Will Mater Dei repeat their success, or does Richland County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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