Softball Preview: Knoxville Central Bobcats vs. Christian Academy of Knoxville Warriors
The Knoxville Central Bobcats will head out on the road to square off against the Christian Academy of Knoxville Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Knoxville Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Knoxville Central fell victim to a rough 13-4 loss at the hands of Farragut. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Knoxville Central in their matchups with Farragut: they've now lost three in a row.
Jordan Mayes made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Bayleigh Singleton, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Christian Academy of Knoxville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They never let the Rams onto the board and left with a 3-0 win.
Emily Bogoski spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on four hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Grier Duggar was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie Kringen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Knoxville Central's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Christian Academy of Knoxville, their victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Knoxville Central hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Christian Academy of Knoxville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Knoxville Central suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Christian Academy of Knoxville in their previous meeting back in April of 2016. Thankfully for Knoxville Central, Lexi Harmon (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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