Softball Game Preview: Red Bud Musketeers vs. Tuscola Warriors

The Red Bud Musketeers will square off against the Tuscola Warriors at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Red Bud is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Belleville East just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lancers.

Meanwhile, Tuscola came up short against Crab Orchard on Friday and fell 5-1.

Tuscola saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bella Wishard, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Tuscola's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-8. As for Red Bud, their loss dropped their record down to 17-7.

Tuscola's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Red Bud has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .439. It's a different story for Tuscola, though, as they've only averaged .357. Will they be able to contain Red Bud's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.