Softball Preview: Arapahoe Warriors vs. Smoky Hill Buffaloes
The Arapahoe Warriors will square off against the Smoky Hill Buffaloes at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Arapahoe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
Arapahoe will head into Thursday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Thursday after soaring to a 11-run game in their last game. They fell just short of Grandview by a score of 7-5. The Warriors have struggled against the Wolves recently, as their game on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Arapahoe saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leah Schlissberg, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Izzy Garcetti, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Smoky Hill lost 13-3 to Cherokee Trail on Monday. The Buffaloes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Arapahoe now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Smoky Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
Smoky Hill's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Arapahoe has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.5 hits per game. It's a different story for Smoky Hill, though, as they've been averaging 12.4. Given Arapahoe's sizable advantage in that area, Smoky Hill will need to find a way to close that gap.
Arapahoe was able to grind out a solid victory over Smoky Hill in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 8-5. Does Arapahoe have another victory up their sleeve, or will Smoky Hill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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