Softball Preview: Arp Tigers vs. Gilmer Buckeyes
The Arp Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Gilmer Buckeyes at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Arp is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season.
Arp can't be too worried about heading out to take on Gilmer: they just beat Troup at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Arp came out on top against Troup by a score of 7-4 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Arp.
L Fletcher was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Fletcher has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Fletcher was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, M Birdsong was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was J Potts, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Gilmer had already won 14 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it 15 on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 15-0 margin over the Roughriders. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Gilmer considering their two-run performance the game before.
Arp is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season. As for Gilmer, they pushed their record up to 19-10-2 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
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