Softball Game Preview: Southview Cougars vs. Bowling Green Bobcats

Cougars

Runs

04/04/25 @ Perrysburg	0
04/03/25 @ St. Ursula Academy	9
03/31/25 @ Clyde	2
03/26/25 vs Notre Dame Academy	15

Southview and Bowling Green are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Cougars will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. Southview is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.

Southview fell victim to Perrysburg and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 9-0 to the Yellow Jackets. The Cougars have struggled against the Yellow Jackets recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.

Meanwhile, Bowling Green was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 6-3 to Boyd County.

Jules Firsdon put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk any time she's pitched this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.

Firsdon wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ella White, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. White also hit a double, marking her first of the season.

Southview's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Bowling Green, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.

Southview suffered a grim 19-6 defeat to Bowling Green in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.