Softball Preview: Cambridge Bears vs. Kell Longhorns
Cambridge has won four straight games at home, while Kell has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Cambridge Bears will host the Kell Longhorns at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cambridge's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Centennial 12-0. That's two games straight that the Bears have won by exactly 12 runs.
Cambridge got a great performance from Eve Roszkowski as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Roszkowski has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Anna Setterlind was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Becker, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cambridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. The last time their OBP was this high was back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Kell made easy work of Blessed Trinity on Thursday and carried off a 9-2 victory.
Cambridge's win bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Kell, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Cambridge took their victory against Kell in their previous matchup on August 15th by a conclusive 10-4. Will Cambridge repeat their success, or does Kell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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