Softball Preview: Windsor Wizards vs. Rocky Mountain Lobos
The Windsor Wizards will challenge the Rocky Mountain Lobos at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Windsor is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 14 games.
Windsor's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Fossil Ridge.
Not much got past Jenna McGinnis, who gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Fossil Ridge off the board. McGinnis has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Molli Maga?a, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lindsey Hinson, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Rocky Mountain fell victim to Greeley West and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Spartans. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Lobos' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Rocky Mountain saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Audrey Abernathy, who went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Windsor's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-1. As for Rocky Mountain, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season.
Rocky Mountain's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Windsor has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Rocky Mountain, though, as they've been averaging only 2.3. Will Windsor keep running through batters, or will Rocky Mountain buck the trend?
Everything went Windsor's way against Rocky Mountain in their previous meeting on September 5th, as Windsor made off with a 14-0 win. Does Windsor have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rocky Mountain turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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