Softball Game Preview: South Range Raiders vs. Poland Seminary Bulldogs

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Previous Games

05/14/24 - Home	9-6 W
05/02/24 - Away	11-8 W
04/24/24 - Home	4-1 W
05/18/23 - Neutral	6-5 W
04/20/23 - Away	8-6 W
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South Range has gone 8-2 against Poland Seminary recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Raiders will look to defend their home field against the Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. South Range's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Poland Seminary's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

South Range is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Independence on Friday. They fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 3-1.

Meanwhile, Poland Seminary entered their tilt with Crestview on Thursday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Rebels.

Lillian McDonald spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on two hits and racked up eight Ks.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Leanna Boccieri, who went 2-for-4 with one home run. That home run was her first of the season.

South Range's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-5. As for Poland Seminary, their win bumped their record up to 9-6.

South Range was able to grind out a solid victory over Poland Seminary in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 9-6. Do the Raiders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.