Softball Game Preview: Bow Falcons vs. Coe-Brown Academy Bears

Bow hasn't had much luck against Coe-Brown Academy recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Falcons will square off against the Bears. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Bow 3, Coe-Brown Academy 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Bow is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Lebanon a 1-0 shutout. The win continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now won seven in a row.

Meanwhile, Coe-Brown Academy came tearing into Friday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Sabers, sneaking past 8-6.

Coe-Brown Academy pushed their record up to 16-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 10 runs. As for Bow, their win bumped their record up to 11-7.

Bow came up short against Coe-Brown Academy in their previous meeting back in June of 2024, falling 4-0. Can the Falcons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.