Softball Preview: South Side Rams vs. Shenango Wildcats
The South Side Rams will head out on the road to take on the Shenango Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as South Side comes in on four and Shenango on three.
If South Side beats Shenango with 11 runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. South Side was the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Freedom Area on Monday. Considering South Side has won six games by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Shenango sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 win over Beaver on Wednesday.
Kennedi Lynn was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Lynn has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Lynn was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Makenna Emerick, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Zoe Offie, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
South Side's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. As for Shenango, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
South Side couldn't quite finish off Shenango in their previous matchup back in May of 2018 and fell 7-5. Can South Side avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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