Softball Preview: Daleville Broncos vs. Madison-Grant Argylls
The Daleville Broncos are on the road again on Monday to play the Madison-Grant Argylls at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Daleville's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 16-0 margin over Indiana School for the Deaf.
Emily Simmons was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Simmons has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Simmons was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Raegan Jackson was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. She continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Cali Pattengale, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Madison-Grant had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Indians as they made off with a 9-1 victory.
Daleville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6-1 record this season. As for Madison-Grant, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-8.
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