Softball Recap: Coventry Oakers vs. Moses Brown Quakers
Coventry came tearing into Tuesday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Moses Brown Quakers onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Coventry has scored all year.
Not much got past Sage SoareS, who gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Moses Brown off the board. Soares has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Coventry saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was LiLiana BeLL, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Moses Brown's side, Anna Costello spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 18 Ks.
At the plate, Coco Medeiros made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Moses Brown didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 18 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Coventry pushed their record up to 10-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Moses Brown, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
Coventry will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Pilgrim at 5:00 p.m. Pilgrim is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Moses Brown, they will head out on the road to challenge St. Raphael Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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