Softball Game Preview: Central Heights Blue Devils vs. Thrall Tigers

For the second straight game, Central Heights will face off against Thrall. The Blue Devils will square off against the Tigers on Saturday. Central Heights' pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Thrall's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Central Heights heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Thursday. They fell 3-0 to Thrall. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Blue Devils were not able to get on the board.

For Thrall's part, not much got past Miley Pokorny, who gave up just a hit and racked up eight Ks to keep Central Heights off the board. Pokorny has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 21 consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Ryleigh Jensen was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Luton, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.

Thrall is on a roll lately: they've won 24 of their last 26 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 28-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Central Heights, they moved to 27-10 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.