Softball Preview: Spring Lake Park Panthers vs. Andover Huskies
Spring Lake Park has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Andover Huskies at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Spring Lake Park will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Centennial, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Spring Lake Park walked away with a 5-2 victory over Centennial on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Andover had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 win over the Cardinals.
The team relied heavily on Chloe Brown, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-2. Megan Surgenor was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-4.
Spring Lake Park's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Andover, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
Spring Lake Park came up short against Andover when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 5-2. Can Spring Lake Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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