Cass County Central is 1-9 against Auburn since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cass County Central Crush will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Auburn Bulldogs. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Cass County Central is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Wilber-Clatonia. Cass County Central was the clear victor by an 11-4 margin over Wilber-Clatonia on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Auburn waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Tigers onto the board and left with a 12-0 win. With that victory, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Makenna Snodgrass made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Snodgrass was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. She also put up a double, which washer first of the season.
In other batting news, Gretchen Paschal was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run and three runs. Another player making a difference was Cammie Hamann, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Auburn always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .542. The last time their OBP was this high was back in September of 2023.
Cass County Central might still be hurting after the 10-3 defeat they got from Auburn in their previous meeting back in August of 2019. Will Cass County Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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