Softball Preview: Nestucca Bobcats vs. Knappa Loggers
Nestucca is 2-8 against Knappa since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Nestucca Bobcats will head out on the road to take on the Knappa Loggers at 4:30 p.m.
Nestucca fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against St. Paul on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Buckaroos by a score of 7-6. Nestucca has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Piper Armstrong put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 7.2 innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off 11 hits (and not a single walk). Armstrong has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Armstrong was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Rylee Armstrong was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. McKenna McDonald was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Knappa, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Clatskanie out 8-7.
Like Nestucca, Knappa also got a great game from a two-way player: Taylor Pass. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off ten hits. Pass was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kate Maher was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Kiya Roe, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Nestucca's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Knappa, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season.
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