Softball Game Preview: Parkersburg on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 4:34am

Softball Preview: Parkersburg Big Reds vs. Ripley Vikings

Parkersburg has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Ripley Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.

Parkersburg's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Hurricane on Wednesday. They lost 9-0 to the Redskins.

Meanwhile, Ripley also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 15-0 to Parkersburg South on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Ripley's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Parkersburg's loss dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Ripley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season.

Everything went Parkersburg's way against Ripley when the teams last played two weeks ago as Parkersburg made off with a 13-3 victory. Does Parkersburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ripley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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