Softball Game Preview: North Sand Mountain Bison vs. Pisgah Eagles

North Sand Mountain is 1-9 against Pisgah since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. North Sand Mountain will look to defend their home field against Pisgah at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

North Sand Mountain's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Valley Head as North Sand Mountain made off with a 12-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bison, who have now won six games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, Pisgah hadn't done well against North Jackson recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Pisgah came out on top against North Jackson by a score of 3-0. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Chiefs recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

The victory got North Sand Mountain back to even at 8-8. As for Pisgah, their win bumped their record up to 10-7.

North Sand Mountain might still be hurting after the 15-3 loss they got from Pisgah in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can North Sand Mountain avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.