Softball Game Preview: Minneapolis Southwest on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 3:58am

Softball Preview: Minneapolis Southwest Lakers vs. Washburn Millers

Minneapolis Southwest is 9-1 against Washburn since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Minneapolis Southwest Lakers will look to defend their home field against the Washburn Millers at 4:00 p.m.

Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Minneapolis Southwest had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Highland Park. Minneapolis Southwest has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Washburn scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past Roosevelt 22-6. The result was nothing new for Washburn, who have now won four matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.

Minneapolis Southwest's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Washburn, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-5.

Everything went Minneapolis Southwest's way against Washburn in their previous matchup back in April as Minneapolis Southwest made off with a 9-0 win. Will Minneapolis Southwest repeat their success, or does Washburn have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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