Softball Preview: Taylor County Vikings vs. Rutland Hurricanes
The Taylor County Vikings will head out to take on the Rutland Hurricanes at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Taylor County has six straight victories, Rutland has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Taylor County will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Crawford County, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Taylor County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over Crawford County on Tuesday.
Not much got past Molleigh Gassett, who gave up just one hit and racked up six Ks to keep Crawford County off the board. Gassett has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Rutland lost 10-2 to Jackson on Tuesday.
Taylor County is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Rutland, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.
Everything went Taylor County's way against Rutland when the teams last played back in August of 2023, as Taylor County made off with an 11-3 victory. Will Taylor County repeat their success, or does Rutland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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