Softball Game Preview: Preston on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 18, 2024, 3:14am

Softball Preview: Preston Pirates vs. Morris Eagles

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The Preston Pirates will challenge the Morris Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Preston's favor as the squad sits on eight straight wins at home while Morris has been banged up by 17 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.

On Tuesday, everything went Preston's way against Stroud as Preston made off with a 9-1 victory. Considering the Pirates have won 17 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Preston's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was ASHLEIGH HURT, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, Morris came up short against Prague on Monday, falling 12-5.

Preston has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season. As for Morris, their loss dropped their record down to 2-19.

Preston took their victory against Morris in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1. Will Preston repeat their success, or does Morris have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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