Softball Preview: Watertown Purple Tigers vs. Gordonsville Tigers
The Watertown Purple Tigers will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Gordonsville Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Watertown's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against York Institute as Watertown made off with a 12-0 win. That's two games straight that Watertown has won by exactly 12 runs.
The team relied heavily on Alyssa Wood, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Rachel Seabern, who went 1-for-1 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Gordonsville entered their tilt with Coffee County Central with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Red Raiders with a sharp 13-3 victory on Monday. That's two games straight that Gordonsville has won by exactly ten runs.
Watertown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Gordonsville, their win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-5.
Watertown might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Gordonsville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Watertown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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