Softball Recap: Erie Tigers vs. Bennett Tigers
Erie entered their tilt with Bennett on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bennett Tigers a 19-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Erie, who have now won six matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Sophee Horovitz looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Sydnie Snook and Lizzie Owens did most of the damage at the plate: Snook went 2-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI, while Owens went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Snook is on a roll when it comes to triples, as she's now hit at least one in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Amaya Shockley, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Erie always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .593. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 32.7% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 60%.
Erie now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Bennett, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.
Erie will challenge Holy Family at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Erie's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last five matches. As for Bennett, they will square off against Holyoke at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bennett is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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