Softball Preview: Capital Cougars vs. Yelm Tornados
Capital is 0-10 against Yelm since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Capital Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Yelm Tornados at 3:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Capital is is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Monday. They suffered a tough 21-4 defeat at the hands of Peninsula.
Meanwhile, Yelm unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 6-2 to Timberline. Having soared to a lofty 28 runs in the game before, Yelm couldn't push the score so high this time.
Madisyn Erickson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Elissa Dewees, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Capital's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Yelm, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3.
Capital suffered a grim 22-3 defeat to Yelm in their previous meeting on April 10th. Can Capital avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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