Softball Preview: Calhoun City Wildcats vs. Bruce Trojans
The Calhoun City Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Bruce Trojans at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Calhoun City entered their tilt with Vardaman with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Rams a 12-0 shutout on Saturday.
The result came thanks to Aimee Buckley's shutout, as she gave up just one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Calhoun City got a big performance out of Justiyah Pittman, who went 2-for-2 with four RBI and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Buckley, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bruce made easy work of Palmer on Monday and carried off a 17-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bruce.
Calhoun City's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs per game. As for Bruce, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6-1 record this season.
Calhoun City skirted past Bruce 6-5 when the teams last played on Saturday. Will Calhoun City repeat their success, or does Bruce have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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