Softball Preview: Seneca Indians vs. Aurora Houn Dawgs
Seneca has gone 8-2 against Aurora recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Seneca Indians will head out to challenge the Aurora Houn Dawgs at 4:30 p.m. Aurora took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Seneca, who comes in off a win.
Seneca will head into Friday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a ten-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Logan-Rogersville on Friday. Seneca skirted past Logan-Rogersville 5-3.
Callie Rhoades made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kahli Fields, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in batting average. Another player making a difference was Jolie King, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Aurora was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They came up short against McDonald County, falling 22-11. One positive for the Houn Dawgs, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Aubrey Simpson was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Mork, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Aurora always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory got Seneca back to even at 1-1. As for Aurora, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Seneca took their win against Aurora in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 16-6. Will Seneca repeat their success, or does Aurora have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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