Softball Preview: Wharton Tigers vs. El Campo Ricebirds
Wharton is 0-10 against El Campo since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Wharton Tigers will be playing at home against the El Campo Ricebirds at 7:00 p.m. After the pair made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Wharton scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Royal a 24-0 shutout. Wharton's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, El Campo made sure to put some runs up on the board against Royal on Friday. Everything went El Campo's way against Royal as El Campo made off with a 17-0 victory.
Kamryn Mears was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Mears was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Keona Wells was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Mac'yia Warner was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Wharton's win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-15. As for El Campo, they pushed their record up to 18-13 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Wharton came up short against El Campo when the teams last played back in March, falling 7-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mears, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. Now that Wharton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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