Softball Game Preview: Brookings Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 4:22am

Softball Preview: Brookings Bobcats vs. Yankton Bucks/Gazelles

The Brookings Bobcats will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Yankton Bucks/Gazelles at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Brookings is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: O'Gorman, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Brookings was ranked 19th). Brookings took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of O'Gorman on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Yankton also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Mitchell by a score of 10-5. Yankton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Payton Moser was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4.

Brookings' loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Yankton, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-9.

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