Softball Game Preview: Spring Creek Gators vs. Princeton Bulldogs

Spring Creek is 2-8 against Princeton since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Gators will look to defend their home field against the Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m.

Spring Creek managed to slip by Eastern Wayne the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Gators lost 7-1 to the Warriors on Tuesday. The Gators have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Princeton). They blew past Goldsboro 24-9 on Tuesday. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.

Princeton got a massive performance out of Alyvia Bleigh, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Bleigh a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Kaylee Mitchell, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.

Princeton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .593. They are 6-3 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Spring Creek's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Princeton, the win got them back to even at 7-7.

Spring Creek suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Princeton when the teams last played back in March. Will the Gators have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.