Softball Preview: Taylorsville Warriors vs. Hunter Wolverines
The Taylorsville Warriors will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Hunter Wolverines at 3:30 p.m. Taylorsville will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Taylorsville's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Granger as Taylorsville made off with a 10-0 win. That's two games straight that Taylorsville has won by exactly ten runs.
Jaelyne Zapata made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Zapata has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Zapata was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aleya Wegner, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with four RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Hannah Brockman, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and a triple.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Hunter's offense. They lost 8-0 to Bingham on Monday. Hunter has not had much luck with Bingham recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Taylorsville is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Hunter, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Tuesday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Taylorsville hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .337. However, it's not like Hunter struggles in that department as they've averaged .355. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Taylorsville's way against Hunter when the teams last played on April 11th as Taylorsville made off with a 14-6 victory. Will Taylorsville repeat their success, or does Hunter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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