Softball Game Preview: Tri-Valley Leaves Home

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 3:22am

Softball Preview: Tri-Valley Bears vs. Livingston Manor Wildcats

The Tri-Valley Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Livingston Manor Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tri-Valley has seven straight wins, Livingston Manor has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Tri-Valley will bounce into Friday's game after beating Eldred, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Tri-Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Eldred on Wednesday and snuck past 4-2. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Tri-Valley has scored all year.

Livingston Manor lost 10-2 to Liberty on Saturday.

Tri-Valley's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Livingston Manor, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.

Everything went Tri-Valley's way against Livingston Manor in their previous meeting back in April as Tri-Valley made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tri-Valley 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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