Softball Game Preview: Turner Trojans vs. Evansville Blue Devils

Turner has gone 9-1 against Evansville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. Turner will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.

Turner took a ten-run defeat the last time they faced off against Burlington, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Trojans' pitcher stepped up to hand the Demons a 2-0 shutout on Monday.

Olyvia Piranio

Batters Struck Out

05/05/25 @ Burlington	9
05/01/25 @ Brodhead	10
04/29/25 @ Big Foot	9
04/26/25 @ Waupun	5
04/24/25 vs Edgerton	12

Not much got past Olyvia Piranio, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Burlington off the board. Piranio has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Jayla Jackson was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one triple and one run.

Meanwhile, Evansville came up short against Lodi on Monday, falling 12-4. Evansville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Turner pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Evansville, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.

Turner was able to grind out a solid victory over Evansville in their previous matchup back in April, winning 6-1. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Blue Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.