Softball Preview: Summit Spartans vs. Dickson County Cougars
Summit and Dickson County are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Summit Spartans will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Dickson County Cougars. Summit knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Dickson County likes a good challenge.
On Monday, Summit needed a bit of extra time to put away Centennial. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 12-9. Summit's victory was all the more impressive since Centennial was averaging only 3.96 runs allowed on the season.
Addison Johnson tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ashlyn Easley was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Anne Marie Richards, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI and two doubles.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Dickson County's offense. They lost 10-0 to Ravenwood on Monday.
Dickson County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sabrina Potter, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Summit has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-12 record this season. As for Dickson County, they dropped their record down to 7-11 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything went Summit's way against Dickson County in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Summit made off with a 7-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Summit since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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