Softball Game Preview: Temple Tigers vs. Chapel Hill Panthers

The Temple Tigers will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Chapel Hill Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Temple is coming home looking for redemption after taking a loss in their road opener. They lost 12-3 to Villa Rica on Monday.

Meanwhile, Chapel Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Alexander, falling 16-0.

Chapel Hill saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayda Young, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.

Temple skirted past Chapel Hill 5-3 when the teams last played back in September of 2024. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.