Softball Preview: Live Oak Lions vs. Marysville Indians
The Live Oak Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Marysville Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Live Oak is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Live Oak gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against Winters as Live Oak made off with a 10-2 win. Ten seems to be a good number for Live Oak as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Brooklyn Murphey made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Murphey has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Murphey was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Olivia Na?ez was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Alexa Medina was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Marysville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 14-0 walloping at the hands of Lincoln. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Marysville has not been shut out since back in March.
The win made it two in a row for Live Oak and bumps their season record up to 10-5. As for Marysville, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Marysville's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Live Oak has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .485. It's a different story for Marysville, though, as they've only averaged .362. Will they be able to contain Live Oak's hitters?
Live Oak might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Marysville in their previous meeting back in May of 2021. Thankfully for Live Oak, Riley Duff (who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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