Softball Game Preview: Duluth East Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 16, 2024, 2:30am

Softball Preview: Duluth East Greyhounds vs. Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets

Duluth East is 0-5 against Cambridge-Isanti since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Duluth East Greyhounds will head out on the road to challenge the Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets at 4:30 p.m. Duluth East will be strutting in after a victory while Cambridge-Isanti will be coming in after a defeat.

Duluth East took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They came out on top against Moose Lake/Willow River by a score of 10-5. That looming 10-5 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Duluth East yet this season.

Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Cambridge-Isanti had to settle for a 5-4 loss against North Branch on Tuesday.

Duluth East's win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-13. As for Cambridge-Isanti, they now have a losing record at 8-9-1.

Duluth East came up short against Cambridge-Isanti in their previous matchup back in May of 2017, falling 8-3. Can Duluth East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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