Softball Preview: Wellsboro Hornets vs. Hughesville Spartans
The Wellsboro Hornets will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Hughesville Spartans at 4:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with eight defeats in a row, Wellsboro finally turned things around against Canton on Tuesday. Wellsboro sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 12-11 victory over Canton. Considering Wellsboro's hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, Hughesville beat Bloomsburg 10-6 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hughesville.
Wellsboro's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-9. As for Hughesville, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-5.
Wellsboro came out on top in a nail-biter against Hughesville in their previous matchup back in May of 2019, sneaking past 2-1. Will Wellsboro repeat their success, or does Hughesville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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