Kennedale vs Springtown UIL Softball Playoffs tonight

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The Kennedale Lady Kats softball team (13-16-1, 7-3) will play the Springtown Lady Porcupines (11-14, 5-3) in a best of 3 series starting tonight at VR Eaton HS in Northwest ISD. {{more:[Read more]}} Directions
 
Game time is 7 p.m. tonight with 2nd game set for Friday 7pm at same location with game 3 game if needed on Saturday at 11am same location.
 
Kennedale finished in 3rd place in District 7-4A behind Godley at (20-6, 9-1) and Alvarado (14-4, 8-2) with Springtown finishing in a 2nd place tied with Decatur in District 8-4A and behind 1st place Bridgeport.
 
Kennedale and Springtown met last year in the bi-district round in reverse positions with Springtown coming in as a 4th seed and Kennedale as a 1st seed. Kennedale won the one game playoff 19-2.
 
Kennedale and Springtown have had only two common opponents, Godley and Midlothian Heritage. Springtown and Kennedale lost to Godley and both beat Midlothian Heritage.
 
Springtown is coming off of a 12-2 district loss to Decatur on April 19. Kennedale is coming off a crushing win over 5A Carrollton Creekview 11-0 in a playoff warm-up game.
 
Game recap Kennedale @ Creekview ?
 
The Lady Kats offense scored runs in every inning in the walloping of Creekview on Saturday, April 23 at Carrollton.
 

Lady Kat {{t2:Megan Calhoun: }} pitched the shutout, allowing no runs on four hits while striking out two. She faced 21 batters throwing 61 pitches with 43 strikes (.705 average).

 
Lady Kat {{t2:Elizabeth Schiele: }} racked up three RBIs on three hits for Kennedale. She tripled in the first inning, singled in the third inning, and doubled in the sixth inning. Others hitting and/or scoring for Kennedale were {{t2:Lexi Neifert: }} with two doubles, an RBI and 2 runs; {{t2:Jamie Franks: }} with a single and an RBI; {{t2:Mary Grace Howard: }} 3 for 4 with an RBI and 3 runs;{{t2:Ashley McElvany: }} with a walk, a RBI and a run; {{t2:Valerie Valesquez: }} 2 for 2 with 1 run; and, {{t2:Jenna Webb: }} with a hit, a walk, one RBI and 1 run.
 
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