Softball Preview: Superior Spartans vs. Prescott Cardinals
After two games on the road, Superior is heading back home. They will take on the Prescott Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Superior will be strutting in after a victory while Prescott will be coming in after a defeat.
Superior will head into Monday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a seven-run loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Hibbing on Monday. Superior skirted past Hibbing 7-5.
Ari Robillard spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Melania Luostari, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. She is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Alayna Degraef, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Meanwhile, Prescott was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-1 to Ellsworth, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Superior's win bumped their record up to 9-6-1. As for Prescott, their loss dropped their record down to 14-8.
Everything went Superior's way against Prescott in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Superior made off with a 6-0 victory. Will Superior repeat their success, or does Prescott have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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