Softball Preview: Fairborn Skyhawks vs. Troy Trojans
Fairborn is 1-9 against Troy since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Fairborn Skyhawks have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Troy Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Neither Fairborn nor Troy posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Monday, Fairborn narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Piqua 2-1. That's two games straight that Fairborn has won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Troy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Greenville by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Troy has lost by just one run.
Sophia Knife spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits.
At the plate, Troy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amayah Kennedy, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Fairborn has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for Troy, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.
Fairborn might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Troy when the teams last played on April 5th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Troy's Riley King, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Now that Fairborn knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
