The Orange Panthers will square off against the South Brunswick Cougars on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Orange is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand South Johnston a 7-0 shutout. Considering Orange has won nine matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Caden Robinson, who gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks to keep South Johnston off the board.
At the plate, Allie Carden was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, South Brunswick entered their tilt with Richlands with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They had just enough and edged the Wildcats out 2-1.
Kina Davis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over ten innings pitched. Davis has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Davis was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a double.
Davis wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carly Clewis, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
The victory made it two in a row for Orange and bumps their season record up to 16-6. As for South Brunswick, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-4.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Orange has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.6 hits per game. However, it's not like South Brunswick struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 3. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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