Softball Preview: Tri-County Penguins vs. Rosholt Hornets
Tri-County is 9-1 against Rosholt since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Tri-County Penguins will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rosholt Hornets at 4:30 p.m. Tri-County will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Thursday, Tri-County came up short against Port Edwards and fell 10-7.
Meanwhile, after constant struggles on the road, Rosholt has finally found some success away from home. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Manawa on Friday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Rosholt in their matchups with Manawa: they've now lost four in a row.
Addi Gagas put in work no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Gagas has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Gagas was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
In other batting news, Natalie Rink was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Rosholt lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Tri-County's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Rosholt, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3.
Tri-County came up short against Rosholt in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 12-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gagas, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off only one hit. Now that Tri-County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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