Softball Game Preview: Eastern Greene Thunderbirds vs. North Daviess Cougars

Thunderbirds

Runs

04/22/25 @ Mitchell	9
04/15/25 vs North Knox	14
04/10/25 vs Shoals	19
04/08/25 @ Brown County	4
04/07/25 vs Bloomington North	5
04/01/25 vs Springs Valley	0

Eastern Greene is 0-4 against North Daviess since April of 2021 but things could change on Wednesday. The Thunderbirds will take on the Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Greene is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.

Eastern Greene will bounce into Wednesday's match after beating Mitchell, who they had gone 0-7 against in their seven prior meetings. The Thunderbirds won by a run and slipped past the Bluejackets 9-8. The win was familiar territory for the Thunderbirds, who have now won three contests in a row.

Charley Paurazas was incredible, going 3-for-5 with three runs, two RBI, and one double. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. Alyvia West was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one run and one RBI.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Eastern Greene kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in four consecutive games.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when North Daviess challenged Jasper on Tuesday. The Cougars took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats.

The victory got Eastern Greene back to even at 3-3. As for North Daviess, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4.

Eastern Greene might still be hurting after the 11-2 defeat they got from North Daviess when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can the Thunderbirds avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.