Softball Preview: Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams vs. Shade Panthers
Turkeyfoot Valley Area is 1-9 against Shade since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams will head out on the road to challenge the Shade Panthers at 3:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Monday, it was a hard-fought game, but Turkeyfoot Valley Area had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Ferndale.
Jessica Pepe was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Rianna Culp, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Shade lost 17-10 to Rockwood on Monday. Shade has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kaylee Jamison was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Maddy, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Turkeyfoot Valley Area's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Shade, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Turkeyfoot Valley Area has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Shade struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Turkeyfoot Valley Area suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Shade in their previous matchup back in April. Can Turkeyfoot Valley Area avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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