Softball Preview: Mineral Wells Rams vs. Lipan Indians
The Mineral Wells Rams will be playing at home against the Lipan Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mineral Wells is coming into the match on a six-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Mineral Wells suffered a tough 9-1 defeat at the hands of Glen Rose.
Mineral Wells saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hailey McWhorter, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Lipan only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-point they dealt Santo on Friday. Lipan blew past Santo 11-1. With that win, Lipan brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Ryan Atkinson, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three stolen bases, and four RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sarah Marcantonio, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Mineral Wells' loss dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Lipan, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Mineral Wells took their win against Lipan in their previous matchup back in February of 2022 by a conclusive 14-0. Will Mineral Wells repeat their success, or does Lipan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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