Softball Preview: Ash Grove Pirates vs. Pleasant Hope Pirates
The Ash Grove Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Pleasant Hope Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Ash Grove will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Ash Grove stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on Lockwood with a sharp 20-9 victory.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Hope was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat. They fell victim to a rough 13-3 loss at the hands of Fair Grove. That's two games in a row now that Pleasant Hope has lost by exactly ten runs.
Ash Grove is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Pleasant Hope, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-15.
Ash Grove took their win against Pleasant Hope when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ash Grove since the team 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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