Softball Preview: Van Wert Cougars vs. Memorial Roughriders
The Van Wert Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Memorial Roughriders at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Van Wert will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Friday, Van Wert came up short against Wapakoneta and fell 7-2.
Meanwhile, after constant struggles on the road, Memorial has finally found some success away from home. They suffered a tough 10-4 loss at the hands of St. Henry on Monday.
Memorial got a good showing from Ryleigh Berg, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Kailey Smith made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kenzie Henning, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Memorial didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Henry only tossed three.
Van Wert's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Memorial, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-6-1.
Van Wert couldn't quite finish off Memorial when the teams last played back in April of 2022 and fell 4-2. Can Van Wert avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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