Softball Game Preview: Gaither Cowboys vs. Alonso Ravens

Cowboys

Runs

03/11/25 @ Chamberlain	2
03/10/25 @ Blake	21
03/06/25 vs Steinbrenner	5
03/04/25 @ Alonso	2
02/27/25 @ King	17
+ 3 more games

Gaither and Alonso are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2015, but likely not for long. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gaither is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.

Gaither is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 21 runs two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Chamberlain last Tuesday. They fell just short of the Storm by a score of 3-2.

Carolyn Emanuel made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Russell, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI.

Meanwhile, Alonso entered their tilt with Leto last Wednesday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victors by a 13-1 margin over the Falcons. Considering the Ravens have won three contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Laine Anderson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Leah Hernandez was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.

Alonso was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive games.

Alonso now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Gaither, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-4.

Gaither came out on top in a nail-biter against Alonso when the teams last played on March 4th, sneaking past 2-0. Will Gaither repeat their success, or does Alonso has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.