South Bend Clay has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Triton Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither South Bend Clay nor Triton posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
South Bend Clay will head into Wednesday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Wednesday after soaring to a 13-run matchup in their last game. They fell just short of South Bend Adams by a score of 3-1.
South Bend Clay saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rachel Hunt, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Triton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 17-0 to Knox.
South Bend Clay has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10-1 record this season. As for Triton, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. South Bend Clay has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Triton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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