Softball Preview: Somerset Eagles vs. Clearfield Bison
The Somerset Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Clearfield Bison at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Somerset fell victim to a rough 15-8 loss at the hands of Bedford.
Meanwhile, Clearfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 16-13 to Tyrone. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Clearfield got a massive performance out of Ruby Singleton, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Aevril Hayward, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Somerset's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Clearfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Somerset might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Clearfield when the teams last played back in June of 2021. Thankfully for Somerset, Emma Hipps (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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