Softball Preview: Palmview Lobos vs. Roma Gladiators
Palmview is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Roma is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Palmview Lobos will take on the Roma Gladiators at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Palmview is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Friday just wasn't the day for Palmview's offense. They fell 5-0 to Nixon on Friday. The shutout was out of character for Palmview seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
Even though they lost, Palmview didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Nixon only tossed five.
Meanwhile, Roma put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against Mission Veterans Memorial as Roma made off with a 12-2 victory.
Roma got a massive performance out of MELANIE GARCIA, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. MADELYN GARCIA was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Palmview's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-7. As for Roma, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-14-1 record this season.
Roma's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Palmview has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Roma, though, as they've been averaging only 3.4. Will Palmview keep running through batters, or will Roma buck the trend?
Palmview took their win against Roma when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 6-0. Does Palmview have another victory up their sleeve, or will Roma turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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