Softball Preview: Struthers Wildcats vs. McKinley Red Dragons
Struthers is on a four-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), McKinley a 14-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Struthers Wildcats will take on the McKinley Red Dragons at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Struthers is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
After only two runs in their last matchup, Struthers made sure to put some runs up on the board against McKinley on Monday. Struthers blew past McKinley 19-1.
Morgan Minno was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Minno was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Emma Morris was incredible, scoring four runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Lexa Tovtin, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
Struthers' win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for McKinley, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
McKinley's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Struthers hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .358. It's a different story for McKinley, though, as they've only averaged .257. Will they be able to contain Struthers' hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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