Softball Preview: Lowry Buckaroos vs. North Valleys Panthers
The Lowry Buckaroos will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the North Valleys Panthers at 10:00 a.m. Lowry is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
Lowry pushed their score all the way to ten on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. Their tough 16-10 defeat to Bishop Manogue might stick with them for a while.
Bailey Peterson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Adalyn Entwistle, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Lowry was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bishop Manogue only hit no.
Meanwhile, North Valleys waltzed into their contest last Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Colts a 7-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for North Valleys, who have now won six games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Lowry has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for North Valleys, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Lowry suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to North Valleys in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Valleys' Brittney Byram, who struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Now that Lowry knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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