Softball Preview: Carl Albert Titans vs. Piedmont Wildcats
Carl Albert has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Piedmont Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Carl Albert: 3.8, Piedmont: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Carl Albert is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Tuttle on Friday. They lost 8-1 to the Tigers.
Meanwhile, Piedmont entered their tilt with Guymon on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Tigers a 20-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won 12 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Addison Underwood looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nadia Jeffries, who went 3-for-3 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most hits she has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxten Newton, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Piedmont always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .647. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a OBP of .548 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Carl Albert's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-8. As for Piedmont, they pushed their record up to 15-4 with that victory, which was their tenth straight on the road.
Carl Albert came up short against Piedmont in their previous matchup back in August, falling 4-1. Can Carl Albert avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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