Softball Preview: John Glenn Little Muskies vs. Strasburg-Franklin Tigers
The John Glenn Little Muskies will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Strasburg-Franklin Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
John Glenn can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Crooksville. That's two games straight that John Glenn has won by exactly six runs.
Sydney Marshall made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Marshall was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4.
In other pitching news, Haylee Young looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Estelle Matheney was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Strasburg-Franklin entered their tilt with Conotton Valley with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They came out on top against the Rockets by a score of 8-3 on Thursday.
Amelia Spidell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up 16 Ks.
On the hitting side, Keagyn Kramer was a standout: she went 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Miley Reifenschneider, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
John Glenn is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Strasburg-Franklin, they pushed their record up to 16-3 with that victory, which was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Friday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. John Glenn hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .320. However, it's not like Strasburg-Franklin struggles in that department as they've averaged .341. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went John Glenn's way against Strasburg-Franklin in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 as John Glenn made off with an 8-1 win. Will John Glenn repeat their success, or does Strasburg-Franklin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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