Softball Preview: Tri-City Tornadoes vs. Pleasant Plains Cardinals
After four games on the road, Tri-City is heading back home. They will take on the Pleasant Plains Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Tri-City's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Monday. They won by a run and slipped past Sacred Heart-Griffin 1-0.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Plains sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Pittsfield on Tuesday.
Faith Nestler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Pleasant Plains' win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Delaina Manuel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Manuel has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Tri-City's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Pleasant Plains, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season.
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