Softball Preview: Whitewater Wildcats vs. Mary Persons Bulldogs
The Whitewater Wildcats will take on the Mary Persons Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Whitewater's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Mary Persons' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Mary Persons is hoping to do what Fayette County couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Whitewater's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Whitewater's pitchers stepped up to hand Fayette County a 15-0 shutout. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by nine runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mary Persons, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Sandy Creek 2-1. The victory was some much needed relief for the Bulldogs as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Sydney Kime was excellent, going 1-for-1 with a home run. That home run marked the first that she's launched this season. Another player making a difference was Sara Grace Errera, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Mary Persons didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're strikeout total in three consecutive games.
Whitewater has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Mary Persons, they pushed their record up to 7-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
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