Softball Preview: Checotah Wildcats vs. Broken Bow Savages
On Tuesday Checotah will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Broken Bow Savages at 5:00 p.m. Checotah's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Broken Bow's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Checotah's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Sallisaw with a sharp 10-0 victory.
Aurora Madewell and Shaelynn Casey did most of the damage at the plate: Madewell went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Casey scored a run while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Layna Vandiver, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Checotah always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Broken Bow's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Caddo. The Savages have struggled against the Bruins recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Checotah is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Broken Bow, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
Checotah suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Broken Bow when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Can Checotah avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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