Softball Game Preview: Jacksonville Fightin' Indians vs. Lufkin Panthers

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Previous Games

03/05/24 - Away	2-8 L
03/07/23 - Home	4-16 L
04/08/22 - Away	12-13 L
03/18/22 - Home	4-19 L
04/09/21 - Home	6-5 W
+ 5 more games

Jacksonville and Lufkin are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Jacksonville Fightin' Indians will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Lufkin Panthers at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Jacksonville is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Tyler on Saturday as Jacksonville made off with a 17-2 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Fightin' Indians as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak.

Meanwhile, Lufkin had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Mavericks as they made off with an 11-5 win. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by six runs or more this season.

The victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 4-10. As for Lufkin, their win bumped their record up to 11-3.

Jacksonville might still be hurting after the 8-2 defeat they got from Lufkin when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Will Jacksonville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.