Softball Preview: Hannibal Pirates vs. Father Tolton
The Hannibal Pirates will venture away from home to take on Father Tolton at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Hannibal is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 26-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Having struggled with 24 defeats in a row, Hannibal finally turned things around against Palmyra on Monday. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the Panthers.
Addison Friday spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on seven hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sidney Zimmerman, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in OBP. Kenedi Neff was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
Hannibal was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Father Tolton was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They fell just short of Helias by a score of 3-2.
Hannibal's victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-29. As for Father Tolton, their loss dropped their record down to 17-10.
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