Softball Preview: Excelsior Springs Tigers vs. Kearney Bulldogs
On Tuesday Excelsior Springs will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the Kearney Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. One thing working in Excelsior Springs' favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three matches.
Excelsior Springs' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Winnetonka with a sharp 13-0 victory. Considering the Tigers have won ten matchups by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Alyssa Dean was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. What's more, she also posted a .750 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in October of 2023. Willa Schreier was another key player, going 2-for-2 with three RBI and two doubles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Excelsior Springs was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 38.3%.
Meanwhile, Kearney earned an 8-3 win over Nixa on Saturday.
Excelsior Springs pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Kearney, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
Excelsior Springs suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Kearney in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Excelsior Springs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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