Southwood is 9-1 against Wabash since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Southwood Knights will be staying on the road to face off against the Wabash Apaches at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southwood stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Everything went their way against Manchester as Southwood made off with a 7-1 win.
Natalie Sutphin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Grace Lambert was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Rowan Goodpasture, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wabash got themselves on the board against Lewis Cass on Monday, but Lewis Cass never followed suit. They skirted past the Kings 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wabash.
The result came thanks to Kalli Davis's shutout, as she gave up just seven hits.
At the plate, Wabash's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Andi Conliff, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Southwood is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Wabash, they pushed their record up to 9-10 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Wabash's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Southwood has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Wabash, though, as they've been averaging 9.3. Given Southwood's sizable advantage in that area, Wabash will need to find a way to close that gap.
Southwood was able to grind out a solid victory over Wabash when the teams last played back in April, winning 7-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Wabash's Lataya Judy, who pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off nine hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Southwood still be able to contain Judy? There's only one way to find out.
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