Softball Preview: Nekoosa Papermakers vs. Adams-Friendship Green Devils
The Nekoosa Papermakers will be playing at home against the Adams-Friendship Green Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Nekoosa knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past five matchups -- so hopefully Adams-Friendship likes a good challenge.
Nekoosa will make a triumphant return home after picking up their first road win of the season at Wautoma expense on Tuesday. Nekoosa might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 12-10 to Wautoma, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Ashlyn Garza made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Sophia Gaupp was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Adams-Friendship was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They suffered a tough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Westfield Area.
Adams-Friendship saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kena Kirsenlohr, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
Nekoosa's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Adams-Friendship, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Nekoosa suffered a grim 16-3 defeat to Adams-Friendship when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Nekoosa, Reese Gribble (who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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