Softball Preview: Castlewood Warriors vs. Madison Bulldogs
Castlewood has enjoyed the comforts of home their last eight games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Madison Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Castlewood's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matchups.
Castlewood can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. Everything went their way against Florence/Henry as Castlewood made off with an 11-1 victory.
Claire Horn made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Horn has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks every time she's pitched this season. Horn was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Natalie Akin was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Gracie Haug was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Madison unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Dell Rapids by a score of 5-3. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Madison has scored all season.
Castlewood is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Madison, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-1.
Castlewood came up short against Madison in their previous matchup back in March, falling 5-1. Can Castlewood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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