Softball Preview: Kearney Bulldogs vs. Excelsior Springs Tigers
Kearney is 3-0 against Excelsior Springs since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Kearney Bulldogs will head out to take on the Excelsior Springs Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Kearney will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Kearney is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 17-7 margin over Lee's Summit West on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
While Excelsior Springs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Winnetonka 6-5. The six-run effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The team relied heavily on Josie Casler, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in batting average. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinley Rogers, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Kearney pushed their record up to 4-1 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Excelsior Springs, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Kearney took their victory against Excelsior Springs when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 10-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kearney since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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