Softball Preview: Robbinsville Black Knights vs. Cherryville Ironmen
Robbinsville is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Cherryville is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Robbinsville Black Knights will take on the Cherryville Ironmen at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Robbinsville knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past ten games -- so hopefully Cherryville likes a good challenge.
Robbinsville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Murphy as Robbinsville made off with a 12-6 victory. Robbinsville might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 18 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Naomi (Watiyeli) Taylor made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Taylor has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Taylor was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zoie (Z) Shuler, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Sydney (Nimrod:) Adams, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Cherryville had just enough and edged Eastern Randolph out 3-2 on Friday.
Cherryville saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Laila Davis, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Robbinsville's win bumped their record up to 22-2. As for Cherryville, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 22-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Robbinsville hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Cherryville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Robbinsville's way against Cherryville in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Robbinsville made off with a 14-4 win. Will Robbinsville repeat their success, or does Cherryville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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