Softball Preview: Standing Bear Grizzlies vs. Waverly Vikings
The Standing Bear Grizzlies will challenge the Waverly Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Standing Bear has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while Waverly will arrive with three straight victories.
Standing Bear lost 12-5 to Lincoln Northwest on Monday.
Standing Bear saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lily Hansmeier, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Waverly faced Crete in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Waverly put the hurt on Crete with a sharp 14-2 win. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Standing Bear's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Waverly, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
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