Softball Game Preview: Armada Tigers vs. Fraser Ramblers

The Armada Tigers will challenge the Fraser Ramblers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Armada's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Peck 18-0. The victory was nothing new for the Tigers as they're now sitting on three straight.

Meanwhile, Fraser made easy work of Sterling Heights Stevenson on Thursday and carried off a 13-3 win. The Ramblers haven't had any issues with the Titans recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Camilla Dawood tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Peyton Mckernan and Irelyn Bednarchik did most of the damage at the plate: Mckernan went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Bednarchik went 3-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most runs Bednarchik has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabrielle Gajewski, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.

Armada's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Fraser, their win bumped their record up to 14-8.