Softball Preview: Piketon Redstreaks vs. Unioto Shermans
Piketon is 0-9 against Unioto since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Piketon Redstreaks will head out on the road to challenge the Unioto Shermans at 5:15 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Piketon's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Southeastern.
Paige Helton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kyndall Carroll was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jaylin Forbes, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Unioto can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 37-1 margin over Washington. Unioto's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Hannah Hull was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Hull was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
In other batting news, Abbie Marshall was incredible, firing off four home runs, seven runs, and nine RBI while getting on base in all seven of her plate appearances. Ava Dettwiller was another key contributor, firing off three home runs and eight RBI while getting on base in six of her seven plate appearances.
Piketon has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Unioto, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Piketon might still be hurting after the 14-2 defeat they got from Unioto in their previous matchup on April 5th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hull, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Now that Piketon knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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