Softball Game Preview: Shell Lake Lakers vs. Altoona Railroaders

The Shell Lake Lakers will face off against the Altoona Railroaders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Shell Lake is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.

Shell Lake proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 19) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Regis 6-4.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Altoona, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with a 9-6 victory over Prescott on Thursday.

Altoona has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs over those games. As for Shell Lake, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-3.