Softball Preview: North Greene Huskies vs. Cloudland Highlanders
The North Greene Huskies will head out on the road to challenge the Cloudland Highlanders at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Greene can't be too worried about heading out to take on Cloudland: they just beat Cosby at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. North Greene narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Cosby 4-3.
Hannah Brooks made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Brooks has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Brooks was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Loren Blevins was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple.
Meanwhile, Cloudland waltzed into their game on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They skirted past the Indians 4-3. That's two games straight that Cloudland has won by just one run.
North Greene is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Cloudland, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4.
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