Softball Game Preview: Rosemount Irish vs. Eagan Wildcats

The Rosemount Irish will head out on the road to face off against the Eagan Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Rosemount nor Eagan posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Rosemount and Farmington meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Wednesday. The Irish fell 3-0 to the Tigers. The Irish's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

Rosemount saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brenna Maas, who went 1-for-2 with one double.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Eagan faced off against Lakeville South on Monday. The Wildcats took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars. The match marked the first time this year in which the Wildcats were not able to get on the board.

This is the second loss in a row for Eagan and nudges their season record down to 7-6. As for Rosemount, their loss dropped their record down to 11-3.