Softball Game Preview: Fairfield Indians vs. Princeton Vikings

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Previous Games

04/21/25 - Home	15-0 W
04/01/25 - Away	11-1 W
04/15/24 - Away	16-1 W
03/25/24 - Home	17-0 W
04/14/23 - Home	9-1 W
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Fairfield has gone a perfect 10-0 against Princeton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Indians will welcome the Vikings at 5:00 p.m. Fairfield's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Princeton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Fairfield will face Princeton after dropping another heartbreaker against Hamilton on Thursday, which marked the third time in a row the team's come within 2.1 of beating them. The Indians fell 6-2 to the Big Blue. The Indians have struggled against the Big Blue recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.

Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Princeton had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 10-1 margin over the Eagles. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.

Fairfield's defeat dropped their record down to 15-5. As for Princeton, their victory bumped their record up to 3-14.

Everything went Fairfield's way against Princeton in their previous matchup back in April, as Fairfield made off with a 15-0 win. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.