Softball Game Preview: Van Vandals vs. Kemp Yellowjackets

The Van Vandals will take on the Kemp Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Van has 11 straight victories, Kemp has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Van's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Lindale with a sharp 9-0 win. The Vandals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by six runs or more this season.

Meanwhile, Kemp lost 17-2 to Canton on Friday.

Van pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Kemp, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8-1.

Everything went Van's way against Kemp in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, as Van made off with a 19-0 win. Does Van have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kemp turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.