Softball Preview: Mattoon Greenwave vs. Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg
The Mattoon Greenwave will play host again on Friday to welcome Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.
Mattoon scored the most runs they've had all season two weeks ago, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Charleston by a score of 11-9.
Kynlee McGraw made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of McKinnley Cowger, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Casey-Westfield by a score of 4-2. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg in their matchups with Casey-Westfield: they've now lost six in a row.
Sam Hayes put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits (she also only allowed one walk). Hayes has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hayes was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Hayes wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Erin Althoff, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Mattoon dropped their record down to 1-4 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Mattoon came out on top in a nail-biter against Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg when the teams last played back in April of 2022, sneaking past 7-5. Does Mattoon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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