Softball Preview: South Side Hornet vs. Dover Pirates
The South Side Hornet will head out on the road to take on the Dover Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. South Side's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Dover's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
South Side is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Sloan-Hendrix (and have done all season long). Everything went South Side's way against Sloan-Hendrix on Monday as South Side made off with an 8-0 victory.
The result came thanks to Ali Goodwin's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks. Those 11 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Lina Sullivan was excellent, going 4-for-5 with two stolen bases and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Alexis Lankford, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, while it was Dover who put the first points on the board on Wednesday, it was Scranton who put up more. Dover fell 4-1 to Scranton. Having soared to a lofty 21 runs in the game before, Dover couldn't push the score so high this time.
Addisyn Anderson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits.
On the hitting side, Dover saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mackenzie Spradlin, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
South Side's win bumped their record up to 16-7-1. As for Dover, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 14 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-16 record this season.
South Side came up short against Dover in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 10-5. Can South Side avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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