Softball Preview: Washington Union Panthers vs. Immanuel Eagles
The Washington Union Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Immanuel Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Washington Union lost 11-2 to Selma on Friday. Washington Union has not had much luck with Selma recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Immanuel never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They came out on top against Exeter by a score of 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Immanuel.
Not much got past Amanda Herrera, who gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Exeter off the board. Herrera has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Immanuel's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Allison Wood, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. Leah Thomas was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
Washington Union's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Immanuel, they pushed their record up to 14-6 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home.
Washington Union came up short against Immanuel in their previous meeting on April 12th, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Herrera, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Now that Washington Union knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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