Southridge hasn't had much luck against Gibson Southern recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Raiders will square off against the Titans at 1:00 p.m.
Southridge is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since April 23rd on Saturday. They lost 11-3 to Bedford North Lawrence.
Meanwhile, Gibson Southern entered their tilt with Mt. Vernon on Thursday with seven consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with eight. They never let the Wildcats get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The Titans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matches by seven runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Miley Sperling's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Payton Cummings, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Laney Scherer, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and two runs.
Gibson Southern was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in eight consecutive games.
Gibson Southern's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-8. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.7 runs over those games. As for Southridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
Southridge couldn't quite get it done against Gibson Southern in their previous meeting back in April as they fell 8-3. Can the Raiders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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