Softball Preview: Hampton Talbots vs. Moon Area Tigers
The Hampton Talbots will be playing at home against the Moon Area Tigers at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hampton has nine straight victories, Moon Area has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Hampton gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Everything went their way against Montour as Hampton made off with an 11-1 victory.
Marissa Snyder was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Snyder has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Snyder was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Katelyn Dubee and Sarah Dietz did most of the damage at the plate: Dubee went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base, while Dietz went 2-for-2 with three RBI and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Addi Hanna, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Moon Area scored the most runs they've had all season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of New Castle by a score of 9-8.
Hampton pushed their record up to 10-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Moon Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Hampton came out on top in a nail-biter against Moon Area when the teams last played back in May of 2022, sneaking past 9-8. Will Hampton repeat their success, or does Moon Area have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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