Softball Game Preview: Watervliet Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 3, 2024, 2:20am

Softball Preview: Watervliet Cannoneers vs. Greenville Spartans

The Watervliet Cannoneers will be playing at home against the Greenville Spartans at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Watervliet is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.

Watervliet's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Coxsackie-Athens on Wednesday. They lost 16-0 to the Riverhawks. The defeat continues a trend for Watervliet in their matchups with Coxsackie-Athens: they've now lost three in a row.

Watervliet saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ayla Bagnardi, who went 1-for-3 with a double.

Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Greenville gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Catskill with a sharp 15-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for Greenville who now have four in a row.

Watervliet's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Greenville, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.

Watervliet suffered a grim 21-1 defeat to Greenville when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Watervliet have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.

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