Softball Recap: Thrall Tigers vs. Milano Eagles
Thrall entered their tilt with Milano with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Milano Eagles 5-3. This was payback for Thrall, who suffered a 5-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Miley Pokorny spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ashlyn Jarosek, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
On Milano's side, Toni Meyer put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.2 innings while giving up no earned run or hits. Meyer was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
Meyer wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mallory Miller, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Milano didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Thrall only tossed five.
Thrall's win bumped their record up to 16-6. As for Milano, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-9-1.
Thrall will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Thorndale at 6:00 p.m. Thorndale will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Thrall surely won't give up without a fight. As for Milano, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Chilton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Milano is facing Chilton at the right time seeing as Chilton is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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