Softball Preview: Prior Lake Lakers vs. Eastview Lightning
Prior Lake is 9-1 against Eastview since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Prior Lake Lakers will be playing at home against the Eastview Lightning at 4:30 p.m. Prior Lake will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Prior Lake's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Saturday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Lakeville South.
Meanwhile, Eastview can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They put the hurt on Lakeville South with a sharp 10-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Eastview considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Payton Prissel was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Prissel was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Eastview got a massive performance out of Maya Erickson, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Kennedy Jacobson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Prior Lake made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-3. As for Eastview, their victory bumped their record up to 2-6.
Prior Lake beat Eastview 10-5 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Does Prior Lake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eastview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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