Softball Preview: Anderson Indians vs. Lapel Bulldogs
The Anderson Indians will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Lapel Bulldogs, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m.
Anderson's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Hamilton Southeastern on Monday. They fell 5-0 to the Royals. Anderson has not had much luck with Hamilton Southeastern recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Lapel gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Wapahani a 6-0 shutout.
Addison Bodenhorn made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Bodenhorn has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bodenhorn was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Paige Stires, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Tatum Harper, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Anderson's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Lapel, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Anderson might still be hurting after the 15-2 defeat they got from Lapel in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lapel's Ava Zdanowski, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Now that Anderson knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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