Softball Preview: Scranton Rockets vs. Booneville Bearcats
Scranton is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Booneville is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Scranton Rockets will take on the Booneville Bearcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Scranton will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Scranton put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over Dardanelle.
DeLaney Mainer was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Mainer has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Mainer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Scranton got a massive performance out of Katie Vonderheide, who scored four runs while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Marrissa Layes, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Booneville owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They had just enough and edged Lincoln out 2-0. The victory was just what Booneville needed coming off of an 8-2 loss in their prior game.
Scranton's win bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Booneville, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Scranton was able to grind out a solid victory over Booneville when the teams last played back in April of 2017, winning 6-1. Does Scranton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Booneville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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