Softball Preview: Southern Fulton Indians vs. Fannett Metal
The Southern Fulton Indians will be playing at home against Fannett Metal at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Southern Fulton will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Southern Fulton can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Forbes Road as Southern Fulton made off with an 11-4 win.
Emma Smith was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Smith has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Kamryn Pittman and Claire Harvey did most of the damage at the plate: Pittman went 3-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI, while Harvey went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Harvey has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Lakyin Hixson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Fannett Metal earned an 8-3 victory over Rockwood on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Fannett Metal.
Southern Fulton is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Fannett Metal, their win bumped their record up to 10-8.
Southern Fulton came out on top in a nail-biter against Fannett Metal when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 5-4. Will Southern Fulton repeat their success, or does Fannett Metal have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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