Softball Preview: Ashley Screaming Eagle vs. Topsail Pirates
Ashley is 1-9 against Topsail since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Ashley Screaming Eagle will head out on the road to take on the Topsail Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Ashley earned an 8-5 victory over East Columbus. The win made it back-to-back victories for Ashley.
Skyler Horrell and Sawyer Rigdon did most of the damage at the plate: Horrell scored two runs while going 1-for-2, while Rigdon scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Vayda Lequire, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Topsail can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Everything went their way against Hoggard as Topsail made off with a 13-3 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Topsail needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Kennedy Sloan made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Sloan has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Sloan was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Riley Trimble, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Emmy Clark was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
Ashley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-18 record this season. As for Topsail, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4.
Ashley might still be hurting after the 11-5 loss they got from Topsail in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Topsail's Madyson Turlington, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Now that Ashley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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