Softball Game Preview: Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers vs. West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] Cougars

Tigers

Runs

04/23/25 vs Gillespie	2
04/18/25 vs Lincolnwood	8
04/17/25 @ Griggsville-Perry	15
04/15/25 @ Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia	6
04/14/25 vs Routt Catholic	14
+ 12 more games

The Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Greenfield/Northwestern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.

Gillespie hit Greenfield/Northwestern with a four-run seventh inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Tigers lost 14-2 to the Miners. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Miners: they've now lost four in a row.

Greenfield/Northwestern saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lainey Frank, who went 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run was Frank's first of the season. Another was Kalynn Weller, who went 2-for-3 with one double.

West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] couldn't beat Brown County on Wednesday even though they stacked seven runs on them in the fifth inning. The Cougars fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 12-11. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Brylee Lawson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Maci Peterson, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Greenfield/Northwestern's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs], their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.

West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs]'s pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Greenfield/Northwestern hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .323. It's a different story for West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs], though, as they've only averaged .247. Will they be able to contain Greenfield/Northwestern's hitters?

Greenfield/Northwestern skirted past West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] 14-13 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.