Softball Preview: Mascoutah Indians vs. Waterloo Bulldogs
The Mascoutah Indians will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Waterloo Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Mascoutah needed a bit of extra time to put away Civic Memorial. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Eagles and snuck past 8-7. Winning may never get old, but Mascoutah sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Callie Kunz and Ellie Lowe did most of the damage at the plate: Kunz went 4-for-4 with four RBI and a run, while Lowe scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. Lana Knoebel was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Waterloo put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Highland an 8-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Waterloo.
Mia Miller was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Miller has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 16 consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sam Juelfs, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Maddie Gummersheimer, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Mascoutah has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-12 record this season. As for Waterloo, their win was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-5.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Mascoutah has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.4 hits per game. However, it's not like Waterloo struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.6. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Mascoutah suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Waterloo in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Waterloo's Aiden Dintelman, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that Mascoutah 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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