Softball Game Preview: Cottondale Hornets vs. Chipley Tigers

The Cottondale Hornets will challenge the Chipley Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Cottondale will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.

Cottondale's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Blountstown.

The result came thanks to Annelise Skipper's shutout, as she gave up just a hit and racked up 15 Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Cottondale's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Marley Green, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Chipley, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Everything went their way against Vernon on Friday as they made off with an 11-4 victory. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won six matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.

Olivia Brown and Abigail Thompson did most of the damage at the plate: Brown scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Thompson scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Those four stolen bases gave Brown a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenzlee Nelson, who went 1-for-5 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Chipley is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.2 runs over those games. As for Cottondale, they pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.

Cottondale was able to grind out a solid win over Chipley in their previous meeting back in February, winning 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hornets since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.