Softball Preview: Franklin Pierce Cardinals vs. White River Hornets
The Franklin Pierce Cardinals have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the White River Hornets at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Franklin Pierce's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Enumclaw 1-0.
Not much got past Emma Hoffmeister, who gave up just one hit and racked up 14 Ks to keep Enumclaw off the board. Hoffmeister has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Franklin Pierce saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kiley Sledge, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, White River came tearing into Monday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Timberwolves with a sharp 26-8 victory. White River's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Franklin Pierce's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for White River, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3.
Franklin Pierce skirted past White River 7-6 in their previous matchup back in March. Will Franklin Pierce repeat their success, or does White River have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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