Softball Game Preview: Cleveland Rams vs. Garner Trojans

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Previous Games

03/28/25 - Home	2-1 W
04/30/24 - Away	2-4 L
04/09/24 - Home	4-10 L
04/14/23 - Home	12-3 W
04/12/23 - Away	10-5 W
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Cleveland and Garner are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Rams will take on the Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Garner will be up against a hot Cleveland squad: the team just extended their winning streak to 12. The Rams put the hurt on Willow Spring with a sharp 10-1 victory on Friday.

Meanwhile, Garner made easy work of Fuquay - Varina on Friday and carried off a 15-4 win. The Trojans haven't had any issues with the Bengals recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Mayken Lynette made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off nine hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kira Bryant, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gaby Mizelle, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and one stolen base.

Garner was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. They are 10-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Cleveland's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Garner, their record now sits at 13-6.

Cleveland skirted past Garner 2-1 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rams since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.