Softball Preview: Doherty Memorial Highlanders vs. South Hadley Tigers
After two games on the road, Doherty Memorial is heading back home. They will take on the South Hadley Tigers at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Doherty Memorial can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. Everything went their way against South as Doherty Memorial made off with a 12-1 victory. 12 seems to be a good number for Doherty Memorial as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Frances McMahon made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched. McMahon has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. McMahon was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Alana Ladrie and Audrey Lefebvre did most of the damage at the plate: Ladrie scored two runs while going 3-for-5, while Lefebvre scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nariah Horton, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, South Hadley waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Lancers onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. That's two games straight that South Hadley has won by just one run.
Doherty Memorial's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for South Hadley, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
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