Softball Game Preview: Mountain View Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 19, 2024, 2:29am

Softball Preview: Mountain View Bears vs. Buford Wolves

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Mountain View hasn't had much luck against Buford recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Mountain View Bears will be staying on the road to face off against the Buford Wolves at 5:55 p.m.

Mountain View is headed into the match having just suffered their closest defeat since October 16, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Dacula by a score of 7-5.

Meanwhile, Buford came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Knights onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. Considering the Wolves have won 14 games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Mountain View's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Buford, they pushed their record up to 16-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.

Mountain View suffered a grim 19-4 defeat to Buford when the teams last played on September 3rd. Can Mountain View avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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