Softball Game Preview: Weaver Bearcats vs. Ashville Bulldogs

The Weaver Bearcats will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against the Ashville Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Weaver will bounce into Monday's game after beating Piedmont, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Weaver walked away with a 9-5 victory over Piedmont on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bearcats.

Reyleigh Partner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits.

At the plate, Weaver got a massive performance out of Caitlyn Edmonson, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Stevie McGinnis, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.

Meanwhile, Ashville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Falcons 2-0.

Weaver's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Ashville, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.

Weaver beat Ashville 5-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will Weaver repeat their success, or does Ashville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.