Softball Preview: St. Petersburg Green Devils vs. Northeast Vikings
St. Petersburg has been on the road for four straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Northeast Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Petersburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
On Monday, St. Petersburg didn't have quite enough to beat Manatee and fell 4-2. St. Petersburg has struggled against Manatee recently, as their game on Monday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
St. Petersburg saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tegan Grizzard, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Northeast can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Gibbs a 20-0 shutout. Northeast's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Savanna Hogsten was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Hogsten was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lauren Fernald and Brooke McCarthy did most of the damage at the plate: Fernald went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while McCarthy scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Emily Wood was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
St. Petersburg's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Northeast, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-4.
St. Petersburg was able to grind out a solid victory over Northeast in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 6-3. Will St. Petersburg repeat their success, or does Northeast have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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