Softball Preview: Coldwater Cavaliers vs. Fort Recovery Indians
Coldwater is 6-0 against Fort Recovery since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Coldwater Cavaliers will be playing at home against the Fort Recovery Indians at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Coldwater will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by ten) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Paulding 5-3.
Madison Wendel was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Wendel has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 23 consecutive pitching appearances. Wendel was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Wendel wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dana Zahn, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Rachel Schroyer was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Wayne Trace typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Fort Recovery proved too difficult a challenge. They were the clear victor by a 10-2 margin over the Raiders. With that victory, Fort Recovery brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Like Coldwater, Fort Recovery also got a great game from a two-way player: Jenna Homan. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Homan was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Ava Grisez was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ella Schoen, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Coldwater is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season. As for Fort Recovery, the win got them back to even at 12-12.
Coldwater skirted past Fort Recovery 10-8 in their previous meeting on Saturday. Will Coldwater repeat their success, or does Fort Recovery have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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