Softball Preview: Mineola Yellowjackets vs. New Diana Eagles
The Mineola Yellowjackets will be playing at home against the New Diana Eagles at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mineola is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Redwater 15-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mineola.
Mineola let Caroline Castleberry and Kali Chrietzberg loose on the outfield. Castleberry scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Chrietzberg went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Gracie Lindley was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, New Diana made sure to put some runs up on the board against Arp on Thursday. New Diana put the hurt on Arp with a sharp 12-5 win.
Mineola is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for New Diana, their victory bumped their record up to 20-10-1.
Mineola couldn't quite finish off New Diana when the teams last played back in February and fell 8-6. Can Mineola avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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