Softball Game Preview: West Campus Warriors vs. Natomas Nighthawks

By Team Reports Apr 18, 2024, 3:53am

Softball Preview: West Campus Warriors vs. Natomas Nighthawks

West Campus is 10-0 against Natomas since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The West Campus Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Natomas Nighthawks at 4:00 p.m. West Campus is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.

West Campus will head into Tuesday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Johnson on Tuesday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the seven-point loss they were dealt on Thursday. West Campus fell just short of Johnson by a score of 4-2. West Campus has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

West Campus saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Milana Hess, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

Meanwhile, Natomas suffered a tough 24-5 defeat at the hands of Cordova on Tuesday. Natomas has struggled against Cordova recently, as their game on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.

West Campus' record now sits at 6-6. As for Natomas, their record is now 2-10.

West Campus took their win against Natomas in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 17-9. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Campus since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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