Softball Preview: Summerville Bears vs. Argonaut Mustangs
The Summerville Bears will be playing at home against the Argonaut Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Summerville is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Summerville had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Bret Harte.
Kiersten Lutz was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Argonaut fell victim to Sonora and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Argonaut's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Hailey Dewald spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on one hit and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Summerville's defeat dropped their record down to 8-16. As for Argonaut, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
Summerville suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Argonaut in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Argonaut's Kailey Carney, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Now that Summerville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
