Softball Preview: Knox County Eagles vs. South Shelby Cardinals
The Knox County Eagles will head out on the road to take on the South Shelby Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Knox County lost 24-7 to Salisbury on Monday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brynn Schwieter was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Melayna Miller, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Knox County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .353 or higher in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went South Shelby's way against Harrisburg on Wednesday as South Shelby made off with a 17-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
Knox County's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for South Shelby, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Knox County came up short against South Shelby when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 6-3. Can Knox County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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