Softball Game Preview: Starkville Yellowjackets vs. Northeast Lauderdale Trojans

The Starkville Yellowjackets will take on the Northeast Lauderdale Trojans at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Starkville has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight losses, while Northeast Lauderdale will come in with three straight wins.

Friday just wasn't the day for Starkville's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Germantown on Friday.

Meanwhile, Northeast Lauderdale got the win against Noxapater on Friday by a conclusive 11-1.

Northeast Lauderdale's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-6. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Starkville, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-16.