Softball Game Preview: Pulaski on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 12, 2024, 5:40am

Softball Preview: Pulaski Red Raiders vs. Green Bay Preble Hornets

After three games on the road, Pulaski is heading back home. They will take on the Green Bay Preble Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Pulaski: 1.7, Green Bay Preble: 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.

On Saturday, Pulaski narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past De Pere 4-3. That's two games straight that Pulaski has won by just one run.

Morgan Vertz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on four hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Pulaski's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Addison Luebke, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.

Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Green Bay Preble gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They never let Sheboygan North onto the board and left with an 8-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Green Bay Preble.

Pulaski is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4-1 record this season. As for Green Bay Preble, they pushed their record up to 19-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.

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