Softball Preview: Poplar Bluff Mules vs. Kelly Hawks
Poplar Bluff has been away from home for two games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Kelly Hawks at 4:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Things were looking good for Poplar Bluff after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of East Carter by a score of 11-10.
Elizabeth Blancett put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Blancett was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Blancett wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Molly Eason, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Lillie I. Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Poplar Bluff was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Kelly had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-4 margin over the Blue Jays. Considering the Hawks have won seven contests by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Poplar Bluff dropped their record down to 5-10 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Kelly, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Poplar Bluff suffered a grim 11-4 defeat to Kelly in their previous meeting on September 5th. Can Poplar Bluff avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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