Softball Game Preview: Cocalico Heads Out

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 4:19am

Softball Preview: Cocalico Eagles vs. Twin Valley Raiders

The Cocalico Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Twin Valley Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Cocalico has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Twin Valley will arrive with seven straight wins.

Cocalico's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Eastern Lebanon County back in April. They lost 11-0 to the Raiders.

Meanwhile, Twin Valley had just enough and edged Wilson out 7-6 on Monday.

Erin Cromwell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up six earned runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Cromwell has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Cromwell was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Maggie Krall was incredible, firing off two home runs and three runs while going 3-for-4. Emma Hahn was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.

Cocalico's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Twin Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.

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