Softball Preview: Red Bay Tigers vs. Cherokee Indians
Red Bay and Cherokee are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The Red Bay Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Cherokee Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Red Bay's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Winston County on Tuesday. They fell victim to a tough 11-0 loss at the hands of the Yellowjackets. The shutout was out of character for Red Bay seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Cherokee gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Covenant Christian with a sharp 10-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cherokee.
Carli Sparks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits.
At the plate, Lazaria Mason and Destiny Trevino did most of the damage at the plate: Mason scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Trevino scored three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Libby Collum, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Red Bay has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-12-1 record this season. As for Cherokee, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-14 record this season.
Red Bay suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Cherokee in their previous matchup back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sparks, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits (and only one walk). Now that Red Bay 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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