Softball Preview: Lawson Cardinals vs. North Platte Panthers
Lawson is 9-1 against North Platte since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals challenges the North Platte Panthers at 5:00 p.m. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Lawson: 4, North Platte: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lawson will head into Tuesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by seven) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Mid-Buchanan 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cardinals have posted since October 5, 2023.
Meanwhile, North Platte waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 24-8 win. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won 16 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Lawson has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for North Platte, their victory bumped their record up to 20-4.
Lawson was able to grind out a solid win over North Platte in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 6-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lawson since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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