Softball Game Preview: Shawnee on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2024, 9:13am

Softball Preview: Shawnee Indians vs. Ottawa-Glandorf Titans

The Shawnee Indians will be playing at home against the Ottawa-Glandorf Titans at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Shawnee's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Memorial on Friday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Roughriders.

Riley Rhodes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Shawnee saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lyla Rosas, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.

Meanwhile, Ottawa-Glandorf is still looking for their season's first win. They fell just short of Allen East by a score of 9-8 on Wednesday. One positive for Ottawa-Glandorf, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.

Shawnee's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Ottawa-Glandorf, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.

Everything went Shawnee's way against Ottawa-Glandorf in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Shawnee made off with a 13-3 victory. Will Shawnee repeat their success, or does Ottawa-Glandorf have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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