Softball Preview: Dupo Tigers vs. Valmeyer Pirates
Dupo is 2-8 against Valmeyer since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Dupo Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Valmeyer Pirates at 4:30 p.m.
Dupo is is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Thursday. They fell just short of New Athens by a score of 5-4.
Keara Prater made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 4-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a double. Kylie Fillinger was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Valmeyer stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on Steeleville with a sharp 13-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Valmeyer considering their one-run performance the match before.
Dupo's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Valmeyer, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Dupo might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Valmeyer in their previous matchup on April 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Valmeyer's Brooke Miller, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Now that Dupo knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
