Softball Preview: Cicero-North Syracuse Northstars vs. Fayetteville-Manlius Hornets
Cicero-North Syracuse is 10-0 against Fayetteville-Manlius since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Cicero-North Syracuse Northstars will be playing at home against the Fayetteville-Manlius Hornets at 12:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Cicero-North Syracuse is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Liverpool on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 8-1 walloping at the hands of the Warriors. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Cicero-North Syracuse in their matchups with Liverpool: they've now lost six in a row.
Cicero-North Syracuse saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Erica Hibbard, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Fayetteville-Manlius had to settle for a 9-8 loss against West Genesee on Tuesday.
Cicero-North Syracuse now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Fayetteville-Manlius, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Cicero-North Syracuse skirted past Fayetteville-Manlius 12-11 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Cicero-North Syracuse repeat their success, or does Fayetteville-Manlius have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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