Softball Preview: Whitwell Tigers vs. Chattanooga Central Pounders
The Whitwell Tigers will be playing at home against the Chattanooga Central Pounders at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Whitwell scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They blew past Signal Mountain 16-3. The win was nothing new for Whitwell as they're now sitting on three straight.
Kailee Yarber made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Yarber has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Yarber was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Whitwell got a massive performance out of Jasie Willis, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Mallory O'Neal was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Chattanooga Central put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Red Bank a 13-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Chattanooga Central.
The team relied heavily on Amiyah Williams, who went 3-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Sanaa Townsend, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Whitwell is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Chattanooga Central, their victory bumped their record up to 12-5.
Whitwell took their win against Chattanooga Central in their previous meeting last Monday by a conclusive 13-1. Will Whitwell repeat their success, or does Chattanooga Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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