Softball Preview: Payson Longhorns vs. Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets
Payson has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Payson suffered a tough 19-6 loss at the hands of Snowflake. Payson has not had much luck with Snowflake recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Holdyn Waterman made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Brinna Hall, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-1 walloping at the hands of Winslow.
Payson now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Blue Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Payson beat Blue Ridge 9-6 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Payson 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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