Softball Game Preview: Marion County Warriors vs. Chattanooga Central Pounders

The Marion County Warriors will head out to face off against the Chattanooga Central Pounders at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Marion County has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Chattanooga Central will arrive with four straight wins.

East Hamilton hit Marion County with a four-run fifth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Warriors fell 6-1 to the Hurricanes.

Marion County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma McCallie, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.

Chattanooga Central came out on top against Cumberland County on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run fifth inning. The Pounders blew past the Jets 10-0. Considering the Pounders have won 15 matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Kaitlynn Cunningham made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Cunningham was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and two runs. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Myra Kouris and Navaeh Frank did most of the damage at the plate: Kouris went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double, while Frank went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Carli Morgan also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.

Chattanooga Central pushed their record up to 17-7-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.2 runs over those games. As for Marion County, their loss dropped their record down to 12-15.

Marion County skirted past Chattanooga Central 10-8 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.