North Callaway is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Silex is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Thunderbirds dukes it out withOwls at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Callaway is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, North Callaway came up short against Louisiana and fell 6-2.
Megan Schmidt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and five unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 11 Ks. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in October of 2023.
At the plate, North Callaway saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abigail Schmidt, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, North Callaway didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Silex got the win against Van-Far on Tuesday by a conclusive 12-6.
Silex got a massive performance out of Kherington Morris, who went 3-for-5 with five RBI, three runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Austyn Van Horn, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI.
North Callaway's defeat dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Silex, their victory bumped their record up to 8-13.
North Callaway couldn't quite finish off Silex when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 6-4. Will North Callaway 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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