Softball Preview: Western Reserve Roughriders vs. St. Paul Flyers
Western Reserve is on a nine-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), St. Paul a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Western Reserve Roughriders will take on the St. Paul Flyers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Saturday, Western Reserve fell victim to a tough 14-4 defeat at the hands of Norwalk.
Makayla Case was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Paul suffered a rough 12-3 loss at the hands of South Central on Friday.
Ella Kalizewski was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run. Geralyn Mutchler was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Western Reserve's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for St. Paul, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Western Reserve was able to grind out a solid win over St. Paul in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 5-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was St. Paul's Isabella Guerra, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Western Reserve still be able to contain Guerra? There's only one way to find out.
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