Softball Game Preview: Germantown Mavericks vs. Lewisburg Patriots

For the second straight game, Germantown will face off against Lewisburg. The Mavericks are taking a road trip to challenge the Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Germantown heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Wednesday. They fell just short of Lewisburg by a score of 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Mavericks in their meetings with the Patriots: they've now lost seven in a row.

For Lewisburg's part, Emma Abrams spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits.

On the hitting side, Lewisburg saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bailee Davis, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.

The win made it two in a row for Lewisburg and bumps their season record up to 17-12. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Germantown, their loss dropped their record down to 17-9.