Softball Preview: Overland Trailblazers vs. Aurora Central Trojans
Overland has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Tuesday. They will challenge the Aurora Central Trojans at 4:00 p.m. Overland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Overland is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Vista PEAK Prep on Monday. They came up short against the Bison, falling 12-0. The Trailblazers haven't had much luck with the Bison recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Even though they lost, Overland didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Aurora Central scored the most runs they've had all season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Centaurus by a score of 25-24. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (12), the Trojans still had to take the loss.
Overland's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Aurora Central, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Overland beat Aurora Central 11-8 in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Overland since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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