Softball Preview: Topsail Pirates vs. South Brunswick Cougars
The Topsail Pirates are on the road again on Tuesday to play the South Brunswick Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Topsail is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Topsail earned a 6-2 win over North Brunswick.
Kennedy Sloan made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Sloan has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Sloan was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Sloan wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Addie Macdougall, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Emmy Clark was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, South Brunswick's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Laney by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, South Brunswick couldn't push the score so high this time.
Like Topsail, South Brunswick also got a great game from a two-way player: Kina Davis. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Davis was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Topsail has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for South Brunswick, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-4.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Topsail has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.8 hits per game. However, it's not like South Brunswick struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 3.2. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Topsail came up short against South Brunswick in their previous matchup back in March, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Davis, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Now that Topsail knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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