Softball Recap: Altoona triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Rylee Spindler

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 5:01pm

Softball Recap: Altoona Railroaders vs. Amery Warriors

Altoona had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Amery Warriors a 15-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Altoona, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Rylee Spindler was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Spindler was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.

In other batting news, Katy Dachel was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Abby Radcliff, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.

Altoona is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season. As for Amery, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-15.

Altoona will be playing at home against Bloomer at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Altoona will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. As for Amery, they will head out on the road to square off against Cumberland at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.

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