Softball Game Preview: Central Mountain Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 31, 2024, 2:09am

Softball Preview: Central Mountain Wildcats vs. Penn-Trafford Warriors

The Central Mountain Wildcats will be playing at home against the Penn-Trafford Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Central Mountain: 3.7, Penn-Trafford: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Central Mountain is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against DuBois and snuck past 13-11. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Central Mountain considering their two-run performance the match before.

Katelyn Bowman was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and a double while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Cora Myers, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Penn-Trafford's good fortune finally ran out last Wednesday. They fell just short of Armstrong by a score of 8-6.

Central Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Penn-Trafford, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.

Central Mountain might still be hurting after the 13-6 defeat they got from Penn-Trafford in their previous matchup back in June of 2019. Can Central Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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