Softball Game Preview: Radford on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 9:05am

Softball Preview: Radford Bobcats vs. Alleghany Cougars

Radford and Alleghany are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Radford Bobcats will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Alleghany Cougars at 5:00 p.m. Radford is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.

Last Thursday, Radford came up short against Patrick County and fell 8-5. The loss continues a trend for Radford in their matchups with Patrick County: they've now lost three in a row.

Addie Saunders was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kira Rollins, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Alleghany, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over James River on Friday.

Radford's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Alleghany, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4.

Radford came out on top in a nail-biter against Alleghany when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 9-7. Will Radford repeat their success, or does Alleghany have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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