Softball Preview: Warsaw Wildcats vs. Cole Camp Blue Birds
The Warsaw Wildcats are on the road again on Thursday to play the Cole Camp Blue Birds at 4:30 p.m. Warsaw is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season.
Warsaw is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Northwest, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Warsaw was ranked second). Warsaw came out on top against Northwest by a score of 13-9 on Monday. Warsaw's victory was all the more impressive since Northwest was averaging only 2.29 runs allowed on the season.
Brylee Brewster made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. Brewster has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 16 consecutive pitching appearances. Brewster was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with five RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Tanna Howe and Haylee Cobb did most of the damage at the plate: Howe scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Cobb went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Howe is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Adison Sherrill, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Cole Camp's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 14-2 defeat at the hands of Lincoln. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, Cole Camp couldn't push the score so high this time.
Warsaw pushed their record up to 23-1 with that win, which was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Cole Camp, their loss dropped their record down to 11-5.
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