Softball Game Preview: Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia Trojans vs. Barry Western Wildcats

The Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia Trojans will challenge the Barry Western Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.

Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Beardstown, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. The Trojans walked away with a 6-1 win over the Tigers on Monday. That's two games straight that the Trojans have won by exactly five runs.

Mylee Tracy made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Raye Greenstreet and Addison Rohn did most of the damage at the plate: Greenstreet went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Rohn went 3-for-4 with two RBI. That's the most hits Rohn has posted over her last 12 matchups.

Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in six consecutive games.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Barry Western). Everything went their way against Routt Catholic on Monday as they made off with a 19-4 victory. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Barry Western, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season.