Softball Preview: Green City Gophers vs. Schuyler County Rams
Green City is on a four-game streak of home losses, Schuyler County a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Green City Gophers will welcome the Schuyler County Rams at 6:30 p.m. Green City will be strutting in after a win while Schuyler County will be coming in after a loss.
Green City is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since September 24th on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 11-2 margin over Mercer.
Macy Jeffries made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Jeffries was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, Green City let Clare Gordon and Lily Crist loose on the outfield. Gordon scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Crist went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Green City didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Schuyler County came up short against Milan on Thursday and fell 6-2.
Green City's win bumped their record up to 6-15. As for Schuyler County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-16.
Green City might still be hurting after the 11-2 loss they got from Schuyler County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Green City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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