Softball Preview: Cambridge Bears vs. Kell Longhorns
Cambridge and Kell are an even 4-4 against one another since August of 2015, but likely not for long. The Cambridge Bears will take on the Kell Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Cambridge comes in on five and Kell on ten.
Cambridge's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Centennial 12-0. Considering the Bears have won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lily Kimball looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lola Phipps, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Claire Meeks, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cambridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, everything went Kell's way against Centennial on Monday as Kell made off with an 8-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Longhorns, who have now won 11 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Cambridge is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Kell, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3.
Cambridge came up short against Kell when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 8-4. Can Cambridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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