Softball Game Preview: John Jay Indians vs. Somers Tuskers

The John Jay Indians will take on the Somers Tuskers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.

John Jay took a loss when they played away from home back in March, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed back in March. Everything went their way against Midwood as they made off with a 16-6 victory. The Indians' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Meanwhile, Somers strolled into their game on Saturday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They never let Fox Lane get on the board and left with a 14-0 win. The game marked the Tuskers' most dominant victory of the season so far.

Emily Boyle made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Katie Cole and Gianna Peanamanda did most of the damage at the plate: Cole went a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, three RBI, and one double, while Peanamanda went a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Peanamanda a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Caitlin Fitts, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.

Somers was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.

Somers' win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for John Jay, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.

John Jay came up short against Somers when the teams last played back in March, falling 8-4. Will the Indians have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.