Softball Preview: Cleveland Central Wolves vs. Gentry Rams
Cleveland Central is 6-0 against Gentry since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success in Monday's first game. The Cleveland Central Wolves will head out on the road to take on the Gentry Rams at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cleveland Central had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.1 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine in Monday's second game. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Tigers a 20-0 shutout. Give Cleveland Central's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Callie Henderson and Katie Waldbieser made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Henderson tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Waldbieser tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Henderson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Henderson went 3-for-3 with five RBI, a triple, and a stolen base, while Waldbieser scored three runs and stole a base.
In other batting news, Riley Clark Rocconi was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Taliyah Thomas, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, even though Greenville scored an imposing 19 runs last Thursday, Gentry still came out on top. Gentry put the hurt on Greenville with a sharp 27-19 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Gentry.
Cleveland Central pushed their record up to 16-8-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.3 runs per game. As for Gentry, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Cleveland Central took their victory against Gentry in their previous meeting back in April of 2017 by a conclusive 14-0. Will Cleveland Central repeat their success, or does Gentry have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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