Softball Preview: Iowa Yellowjackets vs. Sam Houston Broncos
Iowa is 1-8 against Sam Houston since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Iowa Yellowjackets will head out on the road to face off against the Sam Houston Broncos at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Iowa put the finishing touches on their 16th blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They blew past Anacoco 15-5.
Meanwhile, Sam Houston had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Yellowjackets.
Iowa's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-9. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.8 runs per game. As for Sam Houston, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season.
Iowa suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to Sam Houston in their previous meeting back in February. Can Iowa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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