Softball Preview: Twin River Titans vs. Southern/Diller-Odell
Twin River has gone 3-0 against Southern/Diller-Odell recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Twin River Titans' road trip will continue as they head out to face Southern/Diller-Odell at 10:00 a.m. Twin River is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season.
Twin River will bounce into Saturday's match after beating NEN, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Twin River walked away with a 13-9 win over NEN on Tuesday.
Marcie Spitz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched seven innings while giving up six earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits. Spitz was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Mya Ramaekers was a standout: she got on base in four of her five plate appearances with six RBI, a stolen base, and a double. That double was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was JLee Van Driel, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Twin River always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .525. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as NEN only posted an OBP of .343.
Meanwhile, Southern/Diller-Odell couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost 12-0 to Aquinas on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for Southern/Diller-Odell in their matchups with Aquinas: they've now lost five in a row.
Twin River has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Southern/Diller-Odell, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Everything went Twin River's way against Southern/Diller-Odell in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 as Twin River made off with an 8-1 victory. Will Twin River repeat their success, or does Southern/Diller-Odell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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