Maryville hasn't had much luck against Benton recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Maryville Spoofhounds will stay at home for another game and welcome the Benton Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Maryville's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 14-0 margin over Bishop LeBlond.
Avah Eckley made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, she also posted a .667 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Emma Aley was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Marriah Williams, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Maryville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .483. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 34.2%.
Meanwhile, Benton was not the first on the board on Tuesday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 9-4 win over Cameron.
Maryville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-15 record this season. As for Benton, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-7.
Maryville couldn't quite finish off Benton in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 5-3. Will Maryville 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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