Softball Game Preview: Lost River on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 3, 2024, 4:42am

Softball Preview: Lost River Raiders vs. Bonanza Antlers

Lost River and Bonanza are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Lost River Raiders will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Bonanza Antlers at 12:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.

Lost River will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Etna, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. Lost River sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 13-11 victory over Etna on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Bonanza scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They put the hurt on Riddle with a sharp 23-11 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Bonanza as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.

Lost River is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Bonanza, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-9-1.

Everything went Lost River's way against Bonanza in their previous matchup two weeks ago as Lost River made off with a 19-0 victory. Does Lost River have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bonanza turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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