Softball Preview: Aquinas Monarchs vs. Polk County Slammers
Aquinas is 9-1 against Polk County since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Aquinas Monarchs are on the road again to play the Polk County Slammers. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Aquinas' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They put the hurt on Lakeview with a sharp 7-0 victory.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Polk County). They blew past Ord 17-7 on Saturday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Slammers considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Aquinas is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-12 record this season. As for Polk County, their win bumped their record up to 14-12.
Aquinas was able to grind out a solid victory over Polk County when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 6-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Aquinas since the team 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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