Softball Game Preview: Fairbury Leaves Home

By Team Reports Sep 8, 2024, 2:46am

Softball Preview: Fairbury Jeffs vs. North Bend Central Tigers

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The Fairbury Jeffs will take on the North Bend Central Tigers on Monday. Fairbury is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.

Fairbury will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Saturday, then bounced right back against Centennial on Saturday. Fairbury walked away with an 11-6 victory over Centennial. The matchup marked the Jeffs' most dominant win of the season so far.

Meanwhile, North Bend Central came up short against Twin River on Tuesday, falling 14-2. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by exactly 12 runs.

The victory snapped Fairbury's losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 4-9 record. As for North Bend Central, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.

Fairbury came up short against North Bend Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 9-5. Can Fairbury avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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