Softball Preview: Hamilton Southeastern Royals vs. Carroll Chargers
Hamilton Southeastern is 6-1 against Carroll since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Hamilton Southeastern Royals will be staying on the road to face off against the Carroll Chargers at 11:00 a.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hamilton Southeastern is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Logansport with a sharp 9-0 victory.
Not much got past Grace Swedarsky, who gave up just one hit and racked up 19 Ks to keep Logansport off the board. Swedarsky has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lani Wyrick was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Makenna Burlingame, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Carroll waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They won by a run and slipped past the Vikings 5-4.
Emilia Garcia looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Carroll saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaidyn Fuller, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Hamilton Southeastern is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. As for Carroll, their win bumped their record up to 20-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Hamilton Southeastern hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Carroll struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Hamilton Southeastern was able to grind out a solid victory over Carroll when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 8-3. Does Hamilton Southeastern have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carroll turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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