Softball Preview: Pittsfield Saukees vs. Routt Catholic Rockets
The Pittsfield Saukees will stay at home for another game and welcome the Routt Catholic Rockets at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Pittsfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Pittsfield didn't have quite enough to beat Pleasant Plains and fell 4-2.
Emma Wombles was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Wombles was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Wombles wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Peebles, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Routt Catholic had to endure a 17-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Brown County on Tuesday as Routt Catholic made off with a 25-17 win. Routt Catholic's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Pittsfield's defeat dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Routt Catholic, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-13.
Everything went Pittsfield's way against Routt Catholic in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Pittsfield made off with a 10-3 win. Will Pittsfield repeat their success, or does Routt Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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