Softball Preview: Watkins Memorial Warriors vs. Notre Dame Titans
Watkins Memorial is on a 26-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Notre Dame is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Watkins Memorial Warriors will take on the Notre Dame Titans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Watkins Memorial's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Saturday, when they got past Lebanon's usually-dominant pitching crew. Watkins Memorial put the hurt on Lebanon with a sharp 10-4 victory.
Carsyn Cassady spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 19 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Allison Langwasser was incredible, going 3-for-5 with three RBI, two doubles, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordyn Wycuff, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame never let their opponents score on Saturday. Everything went their way against Greenup County as Notre Dame made off with a 6-0 win.
Watkins Memorial's victory bumped their record up to 25-1. As for Notre Dame, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
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