Softball Preview: Coldwater Cavaliers vs. Fort Loramie Redskins
Coldwater has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Fort Loramie Redskins at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Coldwater's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over Memorial.
Madison Wendel was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Wendel has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 15 consecutive pitching appearances. Wendel was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Coldwater got a massive performance out of Libby Grieshop, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Claire Steinke was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Fort Loramie put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They blew past Marion Local 11-1. The win was nothing new for Fort Loramie as they're now sitting on three straight.
Coldwater has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Fort Loramie, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-4.
Coldwater took their win against Fort Loramie in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0. Will Coldwater repeat their success, or does Fort Loramie have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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