Softball Game Preview: Cutter-Morning Star Eagles vs. Murfreesboro Rattlers

The Cutter-Morning Star Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Murfreesboro Rattlers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

Murfreesboro will be up against a hot Cutter-Morning Star team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. The Eagles put the hurt on Dierks with a sharp 12-2 victory on Friday. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by eight runs or more this season.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Murfreesboro, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They never let Caddo Hills get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Rattlers in their matchups with the Indians: they've now won seven in a row.

Cutter-Morning Star's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Murfreesboro, the win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-10.

Cutter-Morning Star might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from Murfreesboro in their previous meeting back in April of 2017. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.