Softball Preview: Stuarts Draft Cougars vs. Fort Defiance Indians
The Stuarts Draft Cougars will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Fort Defiance Indians at 5:30 p.m. Stuarts Draft will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
On Monday, Stuarts Draft didn't have quite enough to beat Wilson Memorial and fell 3-2.
Karlee Layne spent all 9.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Stuarts Draft saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emberly Coffey, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Fort Defiance never let their opponents score on Monday. They blew past Staunton 15-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Fort Defiance considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Stuarts Draft's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7-2. As for Fort Defiance, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-12 record this season.
Stuarts Draft took their win against Fort Defiance when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 13-2. Does Stuarts Draft have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fort Defiance turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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