Softball Game Preview: Airport Eagles vs. Brookland-Cayce Bearcats
By Team Reports
Apr 16, 2025, 2:18am
Softball Preview: Airport Eagles vs. Brookland-Cayce Bearcats
For the second straight game, Airport will face off against Brookland-Cayce. The Eagles will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Bearcats at 5:30 p.m. Airport is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Airport's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Brookland-Cayce with a sharp 14-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Bearcats: they've now won seven in a row.
Addie Maynor made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Maynor was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Avery Ingram, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and five RBI while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. That's the most home runs she has posted since back in March. Macie McCracken was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Airport always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Brookland-Cayce is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-14. As for Airport, their win bumped their record up to 11-8.
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