Softball Preview: Watertown Purple Tigers vs. Cannon County Lions
Watertown is 9-1 against Cannon County since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Watertown Purple Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Cannon County Lions at 5:00 p.m. Watertown is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Watertown waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 17-1 win. Watertown might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three games by 11 runs or more this season.
Kayla McGuire tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (she also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alyssa Wood, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and two triples. Another player making a difference was Callie Buhler, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cannon County came up short against Community on Friday and fell 10-5.
Kurstin Warrick was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Calamia, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
The victory got Watertown back to even at 4-4. As for Cannon County, they dropped their record down to 2-6 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Cannon County's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Watertown has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .526. It's a different story for Cannon County, though, as they've only averaged .357. Will they be able to contain Watertown's hitters?
Watertown took their win against Cannon County in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 8-0. Does Watertown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cannon County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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