Softball Preview: Oldenburg Academy Twisters vs. Waldron Mohawks
After two games on the road, Oldenburg Academy is heading back home. They will take on the Waldron Mohawks at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Oldenburg Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Jac-Cen-Del on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 22-21. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (ten), Oldenburg Academy still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Waldron put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on South Decatur with a sharp 16-6 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Waldron.
Alyssa Benson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Benson has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Benson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Shelby Zapfe was a standout: she scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Destiny Hirschauer was another key contributor, getting on base in two of her five plate appearances with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
Oldenburg Academy's loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Waldron, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Oldenburg Academy suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Waldron in their previous matchup on April 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Benson, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Now that Oldenburg Academy 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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