Softball Preview: Tidehaven Tigers vs. Columbus Cardinals
Tidehaven is 0-8 against Columbus since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Tidehaven Tigers will be playing at home against the Columbus Cardinals at 2:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Tuesday, everything went Tidehaven's way against Edna as Tidehaven made off with a 12-6 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Tidehaven.
Maleah Galvan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks). Galvan has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Galvan was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Tidehaven got a massive performance out of Halynn Rodriguez, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayleigh Nash, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Columbus made easy work of Industrial on Tuesday and carried off a 13-5 victory. The win was just what Columbus needed coming off of a 13-3 loss in their prior matchup.
Tidehaven now has a winning record of 11-10-1. As for Columbus, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-7.
Tidehaven couldn't quite finish off Columbus when the teams last played back in March and fell 6-4. Will Tidehaven have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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