Softball Preview: Tamalpais Red Tailed Hawks vs. Novato Hornets
Tamalpais is 8-2 against Novato since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Tamalpais Red Tailed Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the Novato Hornets at 4:30 p.m. Tamalpais is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Tamalpais will head into Wednesday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Marin Catholic on Wednesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the six-run defeat they were dealt on Monday. Tamalpais fell just short of Marin Catholic by a score of 4-2.
Tamalpais saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlotte Callagy, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Novato had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They were the clear victor by a 14-8 margin over Piner on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what Novato needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Tamalpais' loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Novato, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-19.
Everything went Tamalpais' way against Novato in their previous meeting back in March as Tamalpais made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tamalpais since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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