Softball Game Preview: Dublin Coffman Shamrocks vs. Olentangy Liberty Patriots

Dublin Coffman is 1-8-1 against Olentangy Liberty since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Shamrocks will head out on the road to challenge the Patriots at 5:15 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Dublin Coffman barely beat North Union the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Shamrocks' pitchers stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 6-0 shutout on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Shamrocks.

Meanwhile, Olentangy Liberty won against Colfax on Friday with 19 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Patriots blew past Saint Anthony/Milw Ronald Reagan/Golda Meir 19-4. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by six runs or more this season.

Olentangy Liberty's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Dublin Coffman, they now have a winning record of 3-2.

Dublin Coffman suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Olentangy Liberty when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Shamrocks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.