Softball Preview: Holt Ironmen vs. Tuscaloosa Academy Knights
The Holt Ironmen have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Tuscaloosa Academy Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Holt's hitters has struggled lately (they haven't scored a run in four consecutive games), something the team is no doubt ready to change.
Holt fell victim to Northside and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 16-0 to the Rams, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Tuscaloosa Academy put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against Aliceville as Tuscaloosa Academy made off with a 25-6 win. The victory was some much needed relief for Tuscaloosa Academy as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Lily Lucas made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off two hits. Lucas has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lucas was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Tuscaloosa Academy got a massive performance out of Anna Claire Johnson, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Lily Crane was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Holt's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Tuscaloosa Academy, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
Holt suffered a grim 18-3 defeat to Tuscaloosa Academy in their previous matchup back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lucas, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Now that Holt knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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