Softball Game Preview: Southwestern Wildcats vs. Platteville Hillmen

The Southwestern Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Platteville Hillmen at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Mineral Point hit Southwestern with a four-run second inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Wildcats lost 10-0 to the Pointers.

Meanwhile, Platteville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 6-2 to Dodgeville.

Platteville saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxcyn Berntgen, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.

Platteville's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Southwestern, they dropped their record down to 4-11 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.

Southwestern came out on top in a nail-biter against Platteville in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.