Softball Preview: Chiles Timberwolves vs. Taylor County Bulldogs
The Chiles Timberwolves will stay at home for another game and welcome the Taylor County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Chiles is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Things were looking good for Chiles after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Madison County.
Chiles got a good showing from Grace Xu, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off six hits.
At the plate, Adelyn Matthews was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelsey Marschka, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Taylor County stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against Lafayette as Taylor County made off with a 12-2 victory. The win was familiar territory for Taylor County who now have four in a row.
Hannah Shiver spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on one hit and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Emma Kirkland, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Hannah McAfee, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Chiles' defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-13. As for Taylor County, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Chiles hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like Taylor County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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