Softball Preview: Titusville Rockets vs. Hickory Hornets
The Titusville Rockets have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Hickory Hornets at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Titusville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Sharon on Wednesday. They lost 11-2 to the Tigers.
Meanwhile, Hickory had just enough and edged Jamestown out 8-7 on Tuesday.
Lydia Hallas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Layla McClung was incredible, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordyn Hanzelka, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Titusville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Hickory, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Titusville suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Hickory in their previous matchup on April 4th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hickory's Madeline Myers, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that Titusville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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