Softball Preview: Akins Eagles vs. Lake Travis Cavaliers
Akins and Lake Travis are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but likely not for long. The Akins Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Lake Travis Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Akins is no doubt hoping to put an end to a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Akins suffered a tough 17-2 defeat at the hands of Johnson.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Lake Travis' good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 4-0 to Johnson. Considering the last time Lake Travis couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
Akins' loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Lake Travis, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-10.
Akins might still be hurting after the 16-7 loss they got from Lake Travis in their previous meeting back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lake Travis' Julianna Rodriguez, who struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up six earned (and one unearned) runs off 12 hits (and not a single walk). Now that Akins 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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