Softball Recap: Watertown Purple Tigers vs. Monterey Wildcats
Watertown had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Monterey Wildcats by a score of 7-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Watertown also won the last time the pair played back in March.
The team relied heavily on Rachel Cromer, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. Harlie Phillips was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a double.
Watertown is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Monterey, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Watertown will square off against Smith County at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Watertown's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Smith County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Monterey, they will head out on the road to challenge Greenback at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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