Softball Game Preview: Green Bay Preble Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 10, 2024, 2:12am

Softball Preview: Green Bay Preble Hornets vs. Sheboygan North Golden Raiders

Green Bay Preble is 8-0 against Sheboygan North since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Green Bay Preble Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Sheboygan North Golden Raiders at 11:00 a.m. Green Bay Preble's pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so Sheboygan North's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Green Bay Preble is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering De Pere just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Redbirds by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Green Bay Preble couldn't push the score so high this time.

Meanwhile, Sheboygan North scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against Sheboygan South as Sheboygan North made off with a 17-2 win. The victory was nothing new for Sheboygan North as they're now sitting on three straight.

Jadyn Jetzer was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Mara Babak, who scored four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.

Green Bay Preble's loss dropped their record down to 17-4. As for Sheboygan North, their win bumped their record up to 8-12.

Green Bay Preble took their victory against Sheboygan North in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 19-1. Will Green Bay Preble repeat their success, or does Sheboygan North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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