Softball Preview: Pope County Pirates vs. Galatia/Thompsonville Bearcats
Pope County and Galatia/Thompsonville are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Pope County Pirates will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Galatia/Thompsonville Bearcats at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Pope County fell victim to a rough 13-7 loss at the hands of Norris City-Omaha-Enfield.
While Galatia/Thompsonville couldn't quite beat Norris City-Omaha-Enfield last Thursday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 12-point defeat they were dealt two weeks ago. Galatia/Thompsonville fell just short of Norris City-Omaha-Enfield by a score of 6-4. Galatia/Thompsonville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pope County's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Galatia/Thompsonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Pope County couldn't quite finish off Galatia/Thompsonville in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 3-1. Can Pope County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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