Softball Preview: Scotland/Menno Trappers vs. Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy
The Scotland/Menno Trappers will be playing at home against Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Scotland/Menno's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Scotland/Menno is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Hanson, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Scotland/Menno was ranked 16th). Scotland/Menno skirted past Hanson 3-1.
Olivia Binde was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Binde has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Binde was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Trinity Bietz, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Kaelie Derby, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy lost 22-13 to McCook Central/Montrose on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (ten), Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy still had to take the loss.
Scotland/Menno is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Everything went Scotland/Menno's way against Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy when the teams last played on Tuesday as Scotland/Menno made off with a 13-3 victory. Does Scotland/Menno have another victory up their sleeve, or will Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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