Softball Preview: North Branch Vikings vs. Chisago Lakes Area Wildcats
North Branch is 2-8 against Chisago Lakes Area since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The North Branch Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Chisago Lakes Area Wildcats at 5:00 p.m.
North Branch's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Princeton on Friday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 2-0.
Meanwhile, Chisago Lakes Area had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three last Thursday. They put the hurt on the Fighting Saints with a sharp 9-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Chisago Lakes Area, who have now won five matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
North Branch's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Chisago Lakes Area, their win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
North Branch couldn't quite finish off Chisago Lakes Area in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 6-4. Can North Branch avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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