Softball Game Preview: Celina Heads Out

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 2:35am

Softball Preview: Celina Bulldogs vs. Elida Bulldogs

Celina is 3-0 against Elida since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Celina Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Elida Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Celina is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.

Celina will head into Thursday's matchup 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 Marion Local on Thursday. Celina narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Marion Local 8-6.

Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Elida had to settle for a 6-4 defeat against Memorial on Monday. Elida has not had much luck with Memorial recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Celina's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-12. As for Elida, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.

Celina took their win against Elida when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Celina since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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