Softball Preview: Coldwater Cavaliers vs. Van Wert Cougars
The Coldwater Cavaliers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Van Wert Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Coldwater's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Van Wert has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Coldwater's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Allen East as Coldwater made off with a 6-0 victory.
Madison Wendel was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 16 over 6.2 innings pitched. Wendel has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 21 consecutive pitching appearances. Wendel was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rachel Schroyer, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Ava Doll, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Van Wert sidestepped Shawnee for a 4-2 win.
Coldwater is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. As for Van Wert, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-10.
Coldwater was able to grind out a solid win over Van Wert in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, winning 3-0. Will Coldwater repeat their success, or does Van Wert have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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