Softball Preview: Penney Hornets vs. Plattsburg Tigers
The Penney Hornets will venture away from home to face off against the Plattsburg Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Penney is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Penney will head into Tuesday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Lafayette on Tuesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the 13-run defeat they were dealt on Thursday. Penney fell just short of Lafayette by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Hornets have suffered since August 31st.
Braelynn Calton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up nine Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Penney saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabella Baker, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Penney didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Plattsburg made sure to put some runs up on the board against Richmond on Monday. Plattsburg never let Richmond onto the board and left with a 19-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won four matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Penelope Irizarry was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Irizarry was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Plattsburg got a massive performance out of Sophia Schmitten, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Addison Ford, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two runs.
Penney's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Plattsburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Penney couldn't quite finish off Plattsburg in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 5-3. Can Penney avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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