Softball Preview: Big Sandy Wildcats vs. Overton Mustangs
Big Sandy is 1-9 against Overton since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Big Sandy Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Overton Mustangs at 5:00 p.m.
Big Sandy fell victim to Ore City and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-0 to the Rebels, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Big Sandy just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
Meanwhile, Overton entered their tilt with Union Grove with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top against the Lions by a score of 12-9 on Friday.
Halle Mayfield was a standout: she got on base in four of her five plate appearances with four RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Anna Perkins was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base.
Big Sandy's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Overton, they pushed their record up to 18-8-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Big Sandy suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Overton in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Overton's Kelsey Vaught, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Now that Big Sandy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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