Softball Game Preview: Lancaster on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 10:29am

Softball Preview: Lancaster Flying Arrows vs. Richland Center Hornets

The Lancaster Flying Arrows will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Richland Center Hornets at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.

Lancaster is is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of River Valley by a score of 6-4.

Lancaster saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abi Mergen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Aleah Jackering, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Richland Center had to settle for a 10-8 loss against Platteville on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Richland Center has lost by exactly two runs.

Lancaster's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Richland Center, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.

Lancaster took their victory against Richland Center in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 12-0. Does Lancaster have another victory up their sleeve, or will Richland Center turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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