Softball Preview: Lee's Summit Tigers vs. Webb City Cardinals
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges the Webb City Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. They took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Lee's Summit, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row, Lee's Summit finally turned things around against Belton on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 12-3 victory. Lee's Summit's win was all the more impressive since the Pirates were averaging only 2.94 runs allowed on the season.
Josilyn Olas made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in batting average. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple.
In other batting news, Jordyn Northup and Jesenia Solis did most of the damage at the plate: Northup went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Solis went 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and a double. What's more, Northup also posted a .800 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Juliana Highfill, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lee's Summit lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Webb City fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Neosho on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 4-3. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lee's Summit's victory bumped their record up to 16-19. As for Webb City, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-11.
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