Softball Preview: Tatum Eagles vs. White Oak Roughnecks
Tatum is 0-6 against White Oak since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Tatum Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the White Oak Roughnecks at 6:00 p.m.
Tatum will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Jefferson on Friday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the eight-point loss they were dealt on Tuesday. Tatum fell just short of Jefferson by a score of 5-3. Tatum has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Noa Cart spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tatum saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lily Crawford, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, White Oak came tearing into Tuesday's contest with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 17-0 win. Considering White Oak has won 11 matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Tatum's defeat dropped their record down to 8-21. As for White Oak, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 24-5.
Tatum came up short against White Oak in their previous meeting back in February, falling 4-0. Can Tatum avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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