Softball Game Preview: Breese Central Cougars vs. Triad Knights

By Team Reports Mar 24, 2024, 2:31am

Preview: Breese Central Cougars vs. Triad Knights

Breese Central is 0-7 against Triad since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Breese Central Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Triad Knights at 4:30 p.m. Breese Central will be strutting in after a win while Triad will be coming in after a defeat.

Even though Breese Central couldn't quite topple Odin/Patoka/Sandoval on Wednesday, it was still a huge improvement compared to the eight-point loss they took when the two last played. Breese Central put the hurt on Odin/Patoka/Sandoval with a sharp 15-4 victory. The win was just what Breese Central needed coming off of a 10-0 defeat in their prior game.

Julianna Huber was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Huber was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two RBI.

In other batting news, Taylor Trame was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Karli Thole was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.

After soaring to a ten-point victory in their last game, Triad came back down to earth on Saturday. They fell just short of Central by a score of 7-5.

The win got Breese Central back to even at 1-1. As for Triad, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-4.

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