Softball Game Preview: Crawford County Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 2:58am

Softball Preview: Crawford County Wolfpack vs. Orleans Bulldogs

The Crawford County Wolfpack will be playing at home against the Orleans Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Crawford County: they have been struggling with 14 straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Orleans has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.

Crawford County's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Eastern on Monday. They lost 10-0 to the Musketeers. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, Crawford County's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Meanwhile, Orleans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over Mitchell on Wednesday. That's two games straight that Orleans has won by exactly two runs.

Crawford County's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Orleans, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season.

Crawford County came up short against Orleans in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 7-2. Will Crawford County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.

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