Softball Preview: Slocomb Red Tops vs. Dale County Warriors
The Slocomb Red Tops will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dale County Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Slocomb will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
On Tuesday, Slocomb beat Geneva 5-2.
The team relied heavily on Gracie Ward, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Calie Seay, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Dale County can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. They never let McAdory onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. The win was just what Dale County needed coming off of an 11-1 defeat in their prior matchup.
Not much got past Shayleigh Whitman, who gave up just five hits and racked up seven Ks to keep McAdory off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ella Barefield, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Ainyah Stokes was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two doubles.
Slocomb is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for Dale County, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-13.
Slocomb beat Dale County 4-1 in their previous meeting back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Whitman, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Slocomb still be able to contain Whitman? There's only one way to find out.
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