Softball Game Preview: Patterson Mill vs. Aberdeen Eagles

For the second straight game, Patterson Mill will face off against Aberdeen. Patterson Mill will head out on the road to challenge Aberdeen at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Patterson Mill has 11 straight wins, Aberdeen has 16 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Patterson Mill is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Aberdeen with a sharp 17-1 victory on Friday. Considering Patterson Mill has won ten games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Lily Baldwin was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.

In other batting news, Patterson Mill let Mackenzie Knight and Audrey March run wild. Knight got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI, while March got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Those four stolen bases gave Knight a new career-high. Ava Ward also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.

Patterson Mill was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .625. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in nine consecutive contests.

Patterson Mill pushed their record up to 15-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Aberdeen, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.