Trimble hasn't had much luck against Southern recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Tomcats will head out on the road to face off against the Tornadoes at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Trimble is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Federal Hocking with a sharp 19-2 win on Tuesday. The Tomcats haven't had any issues with the Lancers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Hadley Mace made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run but no hits. Mace was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mikayla Dane, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Charlie Shafer was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Southern entered their tilt with Eastern on Tuesday with seven consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with eight. They blew past the Eagles 11-2. The result was nothing new for the Tornadoes, who have now won eight matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Southern's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Trimble, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-3.
Trimble suffered a grim 13-5 defeat to Southern when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Tomcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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