Softball Preview: Bandys Trojans vs. McDowell Titans
The Bandys Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the McDowell Titans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Bandys: 2.8, McDowell: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Bandys' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against West Caldwell and snuck past 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Bandys.
Owyen Lyall spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on five hits and racked up 13 Ks.
Meanwhile, McDowell has not done well against Enka recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. McDowell narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Enka 2-1.
McDowell got a great performance from Layla Presnell as she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, McDowell's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Miranda Wall, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Bandys' victory bumped their record up to 12-6. As for McDowell, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
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