Softball Preview: Ash Grove Pirates vs. Lockwood Tigers
Ash Grove is 9-1 against Lockwood since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Ash Grove Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Lockwood Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Lockwood took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Ash Grove, who comes in off a win.
Ash Grove is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: El Dorado Springs, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Ash Grove was ranked fourth). Ash Grove put the hurt on El Dorado Springs with a sharp 19-4 win on Monday. Ash Grove might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Lockwood wound up with the same score they had in their last game (2-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Lockwood saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grace Wilson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Ash Grove has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Lockwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.
Everything went Ash Grove's way against Lockwood in their previous meeting back in March as Ash Grove made off with a 14-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ash Grove since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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