Softball Recap: Severance Silver Knights vs. Timnath Cubs
Severance waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They were the clear victor by a 15-4 margin over the Timnath Cubs. The Silver Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by six runs or more this season.
Aubrey Dare was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Severance got a massive performance out of Katie Thomas, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a double. Thomas is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in the last three games she's played. Camryn Henneke was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Severance kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least eight hits in five consecutive matchups.
Severance pushed their record up to 10-1-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Timnath, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-7.
Severance will challenge Roosevelt at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Roosevelt: 2.4, Severance: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Timnath, they will take on Lyons at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lyons is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
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