Softball Recap: Cambridge Bears vs. Chamblee Bulldogs
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cambridge). They put the hurt on the Chamblee Bulldogs with a sharp 14-2 victory on Monday. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by six runs or more this season.
Eve Roszkowski and Lily Kimball dominated on the mound. Roszkowski pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit, while Kimball tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Kimball has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lola Phipps, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Annie Womack, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cambridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. The last time their OBP was this high was back in August of 2023.
The win (which was Cambridge's third in a row) raised their record to 10-2. As for Chamblee, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2.
Cambridge will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Lanier at 6:00 p.m. Cambridge's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Lanier's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Chamblee, they will challenge Shiloh at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Chamblee is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season.
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