Softball Game Preview: DuPont Manual Crimsons vs. Male Bulldogs

By Team Reports Apr 16, 2024, 9:33am

Softball Preview: DuPont Manual Crimsons vs. Male Bulldogs

DuPont Manual is 1-6 against Male since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The DuPont Manual Crimsons have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Male Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Male took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on DuPont Manual, who comes in off a win.

In what's become a running theme this season, DuPont Manual gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Portland Christian an 11-0 shutout. The victory was just what DuPont Manual needed coming off of an 8-1 defeat in their prior contest.

Meanwhile, Male faced Meade County in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Male fell 9-6 to Meade County. Male has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Joseslyn Woosley made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lily Jones, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.

DuPont Manual's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-5. As for Male, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-4.

Everything went DuPont Manual's way against Male when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as DuPont Manual made off with a 7-1 victory. Will DuPont Manual repeat their success, or does Male have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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