Softball Game Preview: Wayne Blue Devils vs. Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays

By Team Reports Oct 2, 2024, 3:41am

Softball Preview: Wayne Blue Devils vs. Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays

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The Wayne Blue Devils are on the road again on Thursday to play the Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Wayne: 3.7, Guardian Angels Central Catholic: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Wayne's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Saturday's struggle, when Gering hitters got past them. Wayne lost 15-6 to Gering on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that the Blue Devils have lost by exactly nine runs.

Meanwhile, Guardian Angels Central Catholic faced Bishop Neumann in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Guardian Angels Central Catholic fell just short of Bishop Neumann by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Bluejays have suffered since September 7th.

Wayne's defeat dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Guardian Angels Central Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 22-4.

Wayne came up short against Guardian Angels Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 11-6. Can Wayne avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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