Softball Preview: Taylor County Vikings vs. Marion County Eagles
The Taylor County Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Marion County Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Taylor County is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Taylor County is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Lee County just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 4-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost three in a row.
Victoria Cooper was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Cooper wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Nipper, who went 1-for-4 with a double.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Marion County made sure to put some runs up on the board against Manchester on Tuesday. Everything went Marion County's way against Manchester as Marion County made off with a 14-6 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won ten games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Taylor County's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-7. As for Marion County, the win got them back to even at 14-14.
Taylor County came out on top in a nail-biter against Marion County in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 6-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Taylor County 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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