Softball Preview: Stillwater Ponies vs. Irondale Knights
Stillwater is 7-0 against Irondale since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Stillwater Ponies will be playing at home against the Irondale Knights at 4:30 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Stillwater is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Forest Lake on Friday. They lost 7-1 to the Rangers.
Meanwhile, Irondale is still looking for their season's first win. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Ridge on Friday.
Annalise Foley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up eight Ks. Those eight strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Irondale saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mia Simones, who went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
Stillwater's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5. As for Irondale, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-15.
Stillwater took their victory against Irondale in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 9-0. Will Stillwater repeat their success, or does Irondale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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