Softball Preview: Margaretta Polar Bears vs. Clyde Fliers
The Margaretta Polar Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Clyde Fliers at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Margaretta beat Willard 6-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Margaretta.
Skylar Colvin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ellie Belak, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Edwards, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Clyde came tearing into Monday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Rams by a score of 8-4.
Margaretta's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-8. As for Clyde, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Margaretta beat Clyde 7-4 in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. Will Margaretta repeat their success, or does Clyde have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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