Softball Preview: Fairview Yellowjackets vs. Waverly Central Tigers
Fairview is 0-5 against Waverly Central since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Fairview Yellowjackets will head out on the road to face off against the Waverly Central Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Fairview is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
After only one run in their last game, Fairview made sure to put some runs up on the board against East Hickman County on Monday. Fairview walked away with a 10-5 win over East Hickman County.
Ashlyn Corbin tossed a big game, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Fairview let Abbie Hammon and Allie Penning loose on the outfield. Hammon scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Penning scored a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kylie Ellison, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Waverly Central had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They skirted past the Red Hawks 4-2.
Fairview pushed their record up to 5-2 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Waverly Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Fairview might still be hurting after the 15-8 defeat they got from Waverly Central when the teams last played back in March. Can Fairview avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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