Softball Game Preview: Oswego East Wolves vs. Oswego Panthers

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Previous Games

05/15/24 - Home	9-14 L
04/18/24 - Away	8-9 L
05/15/23 - Away	13-5 W
04/21/23 - Home	8-1 W
05/16/22 - Home	12-0 W
+ 5 more games

Oswego East and Oswego are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Wolves will welcome the Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Oswego East is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.

Oswego East will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Yorkville, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Wolves walked away with a 6-1 win over the Foxes on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wolves.

Addy Dunn spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Danielle Stone, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Sammy Herrick also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.

Meanwhile, Oswego put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They had just enough and edged out Minooka 10-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Panthers have posted against the Indians since April 27, 2021.

Kiyah Chavez was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI and one double. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Adalynn Fugitt, who went 2-for-3 with three runs.

Oswego pushed their record up to 15-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Oswego East, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.

Oswego East came up short against Oswego in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, falling 14-9. Can the Wolves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.