Softball Preview: Albany Warriors vs. East Buchanan Bulldogs
Albany is 3-0 against East Buchanan since August of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Albany Warriors will challenge the East Buchanan Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. East Buchanan took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Albany, who comes in off a win.
Albany will head into Tuesday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run they dealt Maysville on Tuesday. Albany blew past Maysville 11-1. Considering the Warriors have won nine matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Makena Moffat made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
In other batting news, Albany let Keylee Siddens and Kennedi Epperly loose on the outfield. Siddens scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Epperly went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddix Epperly, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Albany always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, East Buchanan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 44th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 17-0 to Penney.
Albany's win was their 14th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-5. As for East Buchanan, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-23.
Albany took their victory against East Buchanan in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Albany since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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