Softball Game Preview: Herscher Tigers vs. Reed-Custer Comets

For the second straight game, Herscher will face off against Reed-Custer. The Tigers will welcome the Comets at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Herscher is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.

While Herscher's victory against Reed-Custer wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Tigers narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Comets 3-2. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Comets recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.

Anistin Hackley made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Hackley was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season.

Hackley wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Keira Ahramovich, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double. Pippa Dunnill also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.

Reed-Custer has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season. As for Herscher, their win bumped their record up to 11-5.