Softball Preview: Red Wing Wingers vs. Winona Winhawks
Red Wing is 1-9 against Winona since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Red Wing Wingers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Winona Winhawks at 5:00 p.m.
Red Wing fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Northfield on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 9-8.
Brianna Tix spent all 8.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered seven earned (and two unearned) runs on 13 hits and racked up 20 Ks. Those 8.2 innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Isabella Guetzlaff was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Amy Grove, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-5.
Even though they lost, Red Wing didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 20 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northfield only tossed 11.
Meanwhile, Winona stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Austin as Winona made off with a 13-3 victory. Winona's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Red Wing's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-7. As for Winona, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Red Wing came out on top in a nail-biter against Winona when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 5-4. Will Red Wing repeat their success, or does Winona have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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