Softball Preview: Normandy Invaders vs. Strongsville Mustangs
The Normandy Invaders will head out on the road to challenge the Strongsville Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Normandy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Normandy came up short against Holy Name and fell 8-3. Normandy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Normandy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jade Thorsky, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Strongsville had to settle for a 6-4 defeat against Mentor on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that Strongsville has lost by exactly two runs.
Normandy's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Strongsville, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season.
Normandy came up short against Strongsville in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, falling 5-1. Thankfully for Normandy, Rylee Croucher (who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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