Softball Preview: Walnut Grove Tigers vs. Macks Creek Pirates
Walnut Grove has gone 9-0 against Macks Creek recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Walnut Grove Tigers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Macks Creek Pirates at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Walnut Grove is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Parkview on Monday as Walnut Grove made off with a 22-1 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Tigers with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Macks Creek made easy work of Humansville on Thursday and carried off a 24-3 win.
Brooklyn Downing made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in September. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Macks Creek got a massive performance out of Madison Stoner, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Stoner a new career-high in OBP. Another player making a difference was Adalynn Marshall, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her six plate appearances.
Walnut Grove's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-10. As for Macks Creek, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Walnut Grove skirted past Macks Creek 9-8 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does Walnut Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Macks Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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