Soddy-Daisy had all of its preseason scrimmages rained out. Most of the Lady Trojans’ practices have been indoors because of bad weather, and they opened their softball season Tuesday against a Division II-AA school that has won three consecutive state championships.
Coach Clifford Kirk may have found a new formula for success starting a season.
Despite all the indications, including cold weather, that it was opening day for Soddy-Daisy and GPS, the Lady Trojans looked in midseason form in defeating the Bruisers 8-0 at the Soddy Lake Kids’ Park.
“We’ve been waiting on this,” Kirk said. “We’ve only been outside about four or five times.”
Rain and low temperatures have forced area teams to conduct many preseason practices in their school gymnasiums. The Lady Trojans having the bulk of their starters back proved to be an edge compared to GPS’s losses to graduation.