Softball Game Preview: Belfast Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 18, 2024, 7:51am

Softball Preview: Belfast Lions vs. Erskine Academy Eagles

Belfast has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Erskine Academy Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Friday, Belfast came up short against Cony and fell 13-10. That's two games in a row now that Belfast has lost by exactly three runs.

Kloe Luce and Sophia Larrabee did some serious damage despite the final result: Luce scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Larrabee scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Meanwhile, Erskine Academy also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Leavitt by a score of 6-2. The loss continues a trend for Erskine Academy in their matchups with Leavitt: they've now lost five in a row.

Belfast has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-4 record this season. As for Erskine Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.

Belfast skirted past Erskine Academy 4-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2019. Will Belfast repeat their success, or does Erskine Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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