Softball Preview: Beatrice Orangemen vs. Ralston Rams
After five games on the road, Beatrice is heading back home. They will welcome the Ralston Rams on Tuesday. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Beatrice: 3.2, Ralston: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Ralston's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Beatrice hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Beatrice's pitchers stepped up to hand Freeman a 9-0 shutout on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Orangemen, who have now won eight contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Ralston's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Wahoo by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Rams couldn't push the score so high this time.
Beatrice is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Ralston, their loss dropped their record down to 12-6.
Beatrice was able to grind out a solid win over Ralston when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 6-2. Does Beatrice have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ralston turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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