Softball Preview: Dickson County Cougars vs. Ravenwood Raptors
The Dickson County Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Ravenwood Raptors at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Dickson County will be strutting in after a win while Ravenwood will be coming in after a loss.
Dickson County took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They put the hurt on Franklin with a sharp 7-1 victory.
Sadie Greene was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Greene has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Greene was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Greene wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Audrey Burr, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Ravenwood didn't have quite enough to beat Brentwood on Thursday and fell 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for Ravenwood in their matchups with Brentwood: they've now lost four in a row.
Dickson County's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-10. As for Ravenwood, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Dickson County came out on top in a nail-biter against Ravenwood when the teams last played back in April of 2021, sneaking past 2-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Ravenwood's Avery Wissmar, who struck out 11 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Now that she won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Dickson County to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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