Softball Preview: Mars Hill Bible Panthers vs. Russellville Golden Tigers
Mars Hill Bible and Russellville are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Mars Hill Bible Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Russellville Golden Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Mars Hill Bible will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
On Thursday, Mars Hill Bible beat Colbert County 8-4.
Olivia Stegall was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off ten hits (and only one walk). Stegall has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Stegall was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lila Embry, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and a double. Grace Stanfield was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Russellville came up short against Hamilton on Thursday and fell 6-1.
Russellville saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Holcomb, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Mars Hill Bible is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Russellville, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-10-1 record this season.
Mars Hill Bible suffered a grim 14-8 defeat to Russellville in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Mars Hill Bible avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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