Softball Game Preview: Leo Lions vs. Munster Mustangs

The Leo Lions will challenge the Munster Mustangs at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.

Leo proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 11) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past Fort Wayne Northrop 3-2. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Bruins recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Luci Schott spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits.

Sara Hoeppner

Doubles (Career)

04/18/25 vs Fort Wayne Northrop	2
04/12/25 vs Elkhart	1
04/27/24 vs South Bend Adams	1
04/25/24 @ Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger	1
04/22/24 @ Norwell	1

At the plate, Sara Hoeppner was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high.

Meanwhile, Munster had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Eagles 3-1. That's two games straight that the Mustangs have won by exactly two runs.

Columbia City's batters probably weren't too happy with Ally Compton, who pitched a no hitter and racked up nine Ks (she gave up three walks). Compton has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Munster saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaylee O'Connell, who went 2-for-4 with one run.

Leo pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.1 runs over those games. As for Munster, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3.