The National Trail Blazers will head out on the road to take on the Troy Christian Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. National Trail will be strutting in after a victory while Troy Christian will be coming in after a loss.
National Trail is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Franklin Monroe 17-2 on Saturday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Morgan House made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. House was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, National Trail let Carley Hamm and Taylor Reynolds run wild. Hamm went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI, while Reynolds went 2-for-3 with three runs and three RBI. Those three RBI gave Reynolds a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Eva Swartsell, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs.
National Trail always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .647. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Troy Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 25-5 to Bethel.
Troy Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaylee Eschete, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. That double marked the first that Eschete has hit this season.
National Trail's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 5-8. As for Troy Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
National Trail's speedy runners might be the difference in Monday's game. The Blazers have been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Troy Christian, though, as they've been averaging only 0.4 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will National Trail continue to outrun the ball? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
