Softball Preview: Milton-Union Bulldogs vs. Miami East Vikings
The Milton-Union Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Miami East Vikings at 5:00 p.m. Milton-Union will be strutting in after a win while Miami East will be coming in after a loss.
Milton-Union can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. Everything went their way against Troy Christian as Milton-Union made off with a 12-0 victory.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Miami East had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Greenville on Saturday.
Jacqueline Kadel put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Kadel has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Kadel was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Whitni Enis made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Milton-Union's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-6. As for Miami East, their loss dropped their record down to 10-2.
Milton-Union came out on top in a nail-biter against Miami East in their previous matchup on Friday, sneaking past 6-5. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Kadel, who struck out 13 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Milton-Union still be able to contain Kadel? There's only one way to find out.
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