The Triton Central Tigers will take on the Greenfield-Central Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Greenfield-Central will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Triton Central extended their winning streak to five on Saturday. The Tigers' pitchers stepped up to hand Waldron a 16-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won nine matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Lillian Fillippinie made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Fillippinie was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
Madison Collins
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madison Collins, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with six RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Jayda McKee was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
Triton Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .706. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .320 or higher in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Greenfield-Central). They blew past Delta 16-3 on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won five in a row.
Ailea Dowdy and Addie Heacox dominated on the mound. Dowdy pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits, while Heacox tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Heacox has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Greenfield-Central got a massive performance out of Josie White, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and five RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Savvanna Riall, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Triton Central pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.7 runs over those games. As for Greenfield-Central, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6.
Greenfield-Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Triton Central has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Greenfield-Central, though, as they've been averaging only 2.6 strikeouts. Will Triton Central keep running through batters, or will the Cougars buck the trend?
Triton Central came up short against Greenfield-Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 11-7. Will the Tigers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
