Softball Game Preview: South Tahoe Vikings vs. Galena Grizzlies

By Team Reports Apr 7, 2024, 2:16am

Softball Preview: South Tahoe Vikings vs. Galena Grizzlies

After seven games on the road, South Tahoe is heading back home. They will take on the Galena Grizzlies at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

South Tahoe pushed their score all the way to 16 last Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Sparks by a score of 17-16.

Addie Menke led a balanced group of hitters, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaia Kottimier, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.

Even though they lost, South Tahoe was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with seven doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sparks only hit two.

Meanwhile, Galena was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Heritage by a score of 6-4.

Galena saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Greene, who went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Emery Snyder, who got on base in all two of her plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.

South Tahoe's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Galena, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.

Galena's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: South Tahoe has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .447. It's a different story for Galena, though, as they've only averaged .335. Will they be able to contain South Tahoe's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.

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