Softball Preview: Atlee Raiders vs. Hanover Hawks
Atlee is 0-10 against Hanover since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Atlee Raiders will look to defend their home field against the Hanover Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hanover is hoping to do on Friday what Thomas Dale couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Atlee's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Atlee never let Thomas Dale onto the board and left with a 7-0 win.
Sierra Kegley made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Kegley has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Kegley was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Shannon McKeever and Camdyn Metts did most of the damage at the plate: McKeever went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double, while Metts scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bailey Bucholz, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Hanover put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against J.R. Tucker as Hanover made off with a 13-0 victory.
Mackenzie Ryerson was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Slutzah, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Atlee is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Hanover, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-0.
Atlee suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Hanover in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hanover's Lillian Parrish, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Now that Atlee knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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