Softball Preview: New Lothrop Hornets vs. Hill-McCloy Rams
After five games on the road, New Lothrop is heading back home. They will take on the Hill-McCloy Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (New Lothrop: 3.1, Hill-McCloy: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
New Lothrop will head into Wednesday's game having proved themselves against Waverly: New Lothrop took a seven-run loss the last time they faced off against Waverly, but they managed to turn things around on Wednesday. New Lothrop narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Waverly 9-7.
Meanwhile, Hill-McCloy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 6-3.
Lainey Cannon was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Cannon has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Cannon was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Natalie Kammerzell was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Rachel Hillard, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
New Lothrop has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4-1 record this season. As for Hill-McCloy, their victory bumped their record up to 9-7-1.
New Lothrop was able to grind out a solid win over Hill-McCloy in their previous matchup back in June of 2023, winning 3-0. Does New Lothrop have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hill-McCloy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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