Softball Preview: Hagerstown Tigers vs. Winchester Community Golden Falcons
The Hagerstown Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Winchester Community Golden Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hagerstown has four straight victories, Winchester Community has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hagerstown is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Northeastern (and have done all season long). Hagerstown blew past Northeastern 13-4.
Rylan Young spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hannah Pyle, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Allison Stinson, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4.
Winchester Community lost 9-1 to Adams Central on Tuesday.
Winchester Community saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allie Campbell, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Hagerstown has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Winchester Community, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
Hagerstown beat Winchester Community 6-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hagerstown since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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