Softball Game Preview: Barlow Bruins vs. Cleveland Warriors

The Barlow Bruins will face off against the Cleveland Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Barlow's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Cleveland's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Barlow is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Gresham just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gophers. Bruins fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Gophers since on Tuesday.

Charliann Renner 2025 spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits.

On the hitting side, Barlow saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madilyn Paulsen 2027, who went 1-for-2 with one double.

Meanwhile, Cleveland suffered their closest defeat since April 8th on Tuesday. They fell just short of Roosevelt by a score of 5-3. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Cleveland now has a losing record of 13-14. As for Barlow, their loss dropped their record down to 16-9.

Everything went Barlow's way against Cleveland when the teams last played back in April of 2021, as Barlow made off with a 13-0 victory. Do the Bruins have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Warriors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.