Softball Preview: Milan Indians vs. Southwestern Rebels
The Milan Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Southwestern Rebels at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Milan is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Milan is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against South Ripley (and have done all season long). Milan blew past South Ripley 9-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Milan.
Kynadee Bode made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Bode has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Bode was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Mallory Eaglin was incredible, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Tryniti Reed, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 19 runs the game before, Southwestern was a bit more limited in their contest on Saturday. They fell 5-2 to Brown County.
Southwestern saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashley Fulton, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run.
Milan is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Southwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 12-6.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Milan has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.8 hits per game. However, it's not like Southwestern struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 3.9. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Milan was able to grind out a solid victory over Southwestern when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 5-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Fulton, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Milan still be able to contain Fulton? There's only one way to find out.
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