Softball Game Preview: Bonners Ferry Badgers vs. Sandpoint Bulldogs

The Bonners Ferry Badgers will square off against the Sandpoint Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Bonners Ferry is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Thompson Falls on Saturday. They lost 13-1 to the Blue Hawks. The contest marked the Badgers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Jennifer Petersen

Triples

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Bonners Ferry saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jennifer Petersen, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple and one run. Petersen has been hot recently, having posted at least one triple the last four times she's played.

Meanwhile, Sandpoint was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against Lakeland, falling 13-3. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Sandpoint's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Bonners Ferry, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.

Bonners Ferry might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Sandpoint in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Will the Badgers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.