Softball Preview: Jefferson Cavaliers vs. Yankton Bucks/Gazelles
The Jefferson Cavaliers will head out on the road to face off against the Yankton Bucks/Gazelles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jefferson has four straight victories, Yankton has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Jefferson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: O'Gorman, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Jefferson was ranked eighth). Everything went Jefferson's way against O'Gorman on Tuesday as Jefferson made off with a 13-6 win. The result was nothing new for Jefferson, who have now won 11 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Yankton fell victim to Lincoln and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 12-0 to the Patriots.
Jefferson is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Yankton, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
Jefferson was able to grind out a solid victory over Yankton in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 8-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jefferson 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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