Softball Preview: Freedom Patriots vs. Owen Warhorses
The Freedom Patriots will be playing at home against the Owen Warhorses at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Freedom will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Ashe County, who they hadn't topped in six consecutive meetings. Freedom had just enough and edged Ashe County out 4-3.
Daniell Robinson spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits.
On the hitting side, Cassidy Taylor was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Owen came tearing into Thursday's game with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.1 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Maroon Devils a 4-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Owen has won by exactly four runs.
The result came thanks to Sophie Neal's shutout, as she gave up just five hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mia Roland was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs.
Freedom's win bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Owen, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Freedom hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Owen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Freedom couldn't quite finish off Owen in their previous matchup on Monday and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Neal, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that Freedom 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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