Softball Game Preview: Ellsworth Panthers vs. Somerset Spartans

Panthers

Runs

04/29/25 @ Somerset	3
04/24/25 @ Baldwin-Woodville	7
04/22/25 vs Baldwin-Woodville	12
04/15/25 vs St. Croix Central	13
04/15/25 @ St. Croix Central	20
+ 7 more games

For the second straight game, Ellsworth will face off against Somerset. The Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ellsworth is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13.2 runs per game this season.

On Tuesday, Ellsworth didn't have quite enough to beat Somerset and fell 4-3. The game marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Ellsworth saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karli Gutting, who went 3-for-4 with one run. Another was Ava Whipple, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

Somerset's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs over those games. As for Ellsworth, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-3.