Softball Game Preview: Moose Lake/Willow River Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 8:36am

Softball Preview: Moose Lake/Willow River Rebels vs. Crosby-Ironton Rangers

Moose Lake/Willow River is 3-0 against Crosby-Ironton since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Moose Lake/Willow River Rebels will head out on the road to square off against the Crosby-Ironton Rangers at 4:30 p.m. Crosby-Ironton took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Moose Lake/Willow River, who comes in off a win.

On Tuesday, Moose Lake/Willow River made easy work of Barnum and carried off a 9-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Moose Lake/Willow River.

Meanwhile, Crosby-Ironton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Aitkin.

Crosby-Ironton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Veronica Millsop, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

Moose Lake/Willow River's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Crosby-Ironton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.

Everything went Moose Lake/Willow River's way against Crosby-Ironton in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Moose Lake/Willow River made off with a 19-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Moose Lake/Willow River since the squad 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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