Softball Preview: Ironton Fighting Tigers vs. Portsmouth Trojans
The Ironton Fighting Tigers will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Portsmouth Trojans, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Ironton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Things were looking good for Ironton after they put the first points on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Dawson-Bryant by a score of 3-1.
Braylin Wallace spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on ten hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Portsmouth entered their tilt with West Union with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Dragons a 10-0 shutout on Monday.
Portsmouth let Emily Cheatham and Amya Carr loose on the outfield. Cheatham scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Carr scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Boren, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Ironton's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 17-5. As for Portsmouth, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-13 record this season.
Ironton was able to grind out a solid victory over Portsmouth in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 5-0. Does Ironton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Portsmouth turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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