Softball Game Preview: South Umpqua Lancers vs. Sunset Apollos

By Team Reports Apr 25, 2024, 8:05am

Softball Preview: South Umpqua Lancers vs. Sunset Apollos

The South Umpqua Lancers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Sunset Apollos at 3:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Umpqua has 11 straight victories, Sunset has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

South Umpqua is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Sutherlin (and have done all season long). South Umpqua's pitchers stepped up to hand Sutherlin an 11-0 shutout on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Sunset faced Westview in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Sunset took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Westview. The game marked the first time this year in which Sunset was not able to get on the board.

South Umpqua's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-0. As for Sunset, their loss dropped their record down to 14-5.

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