Softball Preview: Madison County Cowboys vs. Aucilla Christian Warriors
The Madison County Cowboys will head out on the road to challenge the Aucilla Christian Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Madison County will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Madison County's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on North Florida Christian with a sharp 7-0 win. That's two games straight that Madison County has won by exactly seven runs.
KELSIE SHEA THOMPSON made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. THOMPSON has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. THOMPSON was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on LOGAN BASS, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was ERIN BURNETT, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Aucilla Christian scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They blew past Wakulla Christian School 14-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Aucilla Christian.
Aucilla Christian got a massive performance out of Macy Morgan, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Megan Wellman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Madison County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Aucilla Christian, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Madison County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Aucilla Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Madison County skirted past Aucilla Christian 3-1 in their previous matchup on April 4th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Aucilla Christian's Emma Vickers, who struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Madison County still be able to contain Vickers? There's only one way to find out.
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