Softball Preview: Fall River Pirates vs. Williams Bay Bulldogs
The Fall River Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Williams Bay Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fall River is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Fall River is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their rough 17-5 defeat to Palmyra-Eagle on Tuesday might stick with them for a while.
Olivia Fietz was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Avery Schlachter was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Williams Bay got the win against Rio on Tuesday by a conclusive 17-3. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Williams Bay has managed all season.
Loralei Warrenburg was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalie Stanek, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Fall River's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Williams Bay, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything went Fall River's way against Williams Bay in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Fall River made off with a 21-14 victory. Will Fall River repeat their success, or does Williams Bay have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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