Softball Game Preview: Broken Bow Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 4, 2024, 4:18am

Softball Preview: Broken Bow Savages vs. Fort Gibson Tigers

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Broken Bow and Fort Gibson are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2017, but likely not for long. The Broken Bow Savages will take on the Fort Gibson Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fort Gibson took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Broken Bow, who comes in off a win.

Broken Bow took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Checotah 10-2. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Savages considering their two-run performance the match before.

Meanwhile, Fort Gibson came up short against Poteau on Thursday and fell 6-2.

Broken Bow is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Fort Gibson, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.

Everything went Broken Bow's way against Fort Gibson when the teams last played back in August of 2023 as Broken Bow made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Broken Bow 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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