The usual dreadful Tuesday night weather forecast didn’t deter the softball players of Milton Keynes in the League’s first ever double header match night. The Towcester Tigers great form continued as they triumphed 9-8 in a close pitching duel against the Homerun Hornets. The Tigers got off to the purr-fect start taking a 6-1 lead by the end of the second inning. The gap increased to 9-2 by the end of the 5th after a homerun by Laura Simpson. However, the Tigers weren’t the only ones showing cat-like reflexes as MK Diamonds coach & Hornets captain Chris Borah showed he does know what he’s talking about with two brilliant double plays to keep the game alive. This buzzed the Hornets back into
Towcester Tigers continued their progress in the slowpitch version of the game with a deserved victory over the Willow Lakers. The Tigers returned back up the A5 with a 19-15 victory, holding off a late comeback from the Lakers, who fell to their first defeat of the season. The game started in monsoon conditions as the Lakers’ impressive new uniforms were drenched an even darker shade of blue as the rain came down. Fielding was difficult with the ball becoming as slippery as bar of Imperial Leather. The Lakers unsurprisingly adapted to the damp conditions quicker than their feline opponents and took an early first-inning 4-0 lead – the highlight being a two-run scoring triple from debutant
