Softball Preview: Eastwood Troopers vs. Midland Legacy Rebels
The Eastwood Troopers will head out on the road to take on the Midland Legacy Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eastwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
Eastwood can't be too worried about heading out to take on Midland Legacy: they just beat Socorro at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Eastwood skirted past Socorro 3-1. Winning may never get old, but Eastwood sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Miranda Guillen made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Guillen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Guillen was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run.
Guillen wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Samara Escobedo, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Midland Legacy had to settle for a 5-3 defeat against Midland last Tuesday.
Eastwood is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 29-8-1 record this season. As for Midland Legacy, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-9-1.
Eastwood was able to grind out a solid win over Midland Legacy in their previous meeting back in February, winning 10-7. Will Eastwood repeat their success, or does Midland Legacy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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