Softball Preview: Neosho Wildcats vs. Webb City Cardinals
Neosho hasn't had much luck against Webb City recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against the Webb City Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Webb City is hoping to do what Parkview couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Neosho's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Neosho's pitcher stepped up to hand Parkview a 19-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Wildcats have posted since September 5th.
Autumn Kinnaird and Journey Arnall did most of the damage at the plate: Kinnaird went 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles, while Arnall scored three runs while going 3-for-3. What's more, Kinnaird also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in September of 2023. Ashlyn Stevens was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Neosho hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Webb City, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Everything went their way against Branson on Saturday as Webb City made off with a 17-4 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won 11 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Neosho pushed their record up to 16-12 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Webb City, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season.
Neosho couldn't quite finish off Webb City in their previous meeting back in September and fell 3-1. Can Neosho avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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