Softball Game Preview: Ottawa Hills Green Bears vs. Cardinal Stritch Cardinals

The Ottawa Hills Green Bears are taking a road trip to take on the Cardinal Stritch Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ottawa Hills comes in still looking for their first win of the season.

Ottawa Hills came up short against Swanton on Wednesday, falling 19-5.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cardinal Stritch). They came out on top against Ottawa Hills by a score of 20-15 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Green Bears: they've now won five in a row.

The team relied heavily on Kenzie Kinnie, who scored four runs and stole seven bases while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cadence Zgurich, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.

Cardinal Stritch always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .673. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in four consecutive games.

Cardinal Stritch's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Ottawa Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.

Ottawa Hills couldn't quite get it done against Cardinal Stritch when the teams last played on Tuesday as they fell 20-15. Can the Green Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.