Softball Preview: Indiana Little Indians vs. McKeesport Tigers
The Indiana Little Indians will head out on the road to face off against the McKeesport Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Indiana has six straight victories, McKeesport has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Indiana can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They blew past Woodland Hills 15-0.
Addie Stossel and Olivia Zimmerman were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Stossel tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Zimmerman tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Stossel scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Zimmerman scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Ella Myers and Anna Carnavale did most of the damage at the plate: Myers scored a run while going 1-for-1, while Carnavale scored two runs while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances. Haley Hamilton was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, McKeesport entered their match against West Mifflin on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. McKeesport took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Mifflin. That's two games in a row now that McKeesport has lost by exactly three runs.
Indiana's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. As for McKeesport, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Indiana was able to grind out a solid victory over McKeesport when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 6-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Indiana since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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