Softball Preview: Skyline Thunderbirds vs. McLouth Bulldogs
Skyline has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the McLouth Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Skyline is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Skyline is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Medicine Lodge and snuck past 6-5.
Kory Anschutz and Corbin Armstrong made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Anschutz tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Armstrong pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Anschutz scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Armstrong went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sarah Reyes, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, McLouth stacked a 24th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Doniphan West as McLouth made off with an 11-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but McLouth sure is getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Skyline pushed their record up to 10-13 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for McLouth, their victory bumped their record up to 25-2.
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