The Silverton Foxes will take on the Dallas Dragons at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Silverton has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Dallas will arrive with 15 straight wins.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Silverton and South Albany meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Monday. The Foxes might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 7-5 to the Redhawks, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Easton Rains was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. Rains was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one run.
Rains wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lily Bennett, who went 1-for-4 with two runs and one double.
Meanwhile, Dallas got the win against Crescent Valley on Monday by a conclusive 16-1. The result was nothing new for the Dragons, who have now won 18 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Silverton's loss dropped their record down to 16-12. As for Dallas, their victory bumped their record up to 22-6.
Silverton came up short against Dallas when the teams last played back in April, falling 8-4. Will the Foxes have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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