Softball Game Preview: Triway Titans vs. South Range Raiders

The Triway Titans will head out to square off against the South Range Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

Triway is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They walked away with an 11-6 victory over Norwayne.

Lexi Long spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up nine Ks.

At the plate, Triway let Kenzie Gatti and Ashley Braunscheidel run wild. Gatti got on base in three of her five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Braunscheidel got on base in all five of her plate appearances with two runs. That's the most runs Braunscheidel has posted since back in April. Alyssa Hochstetler was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Meanwhile, South Range entered their tilt with Keystone on Monday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Wildcats 12-2. 12 seems to be a good number for the Raiders as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.

South Range pushed their record up to 19-9 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Triway, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.