Softball Game Preview: West Salem Titans vs. McNary Celtics

West Salem is on a five-game streak of home wins, while McNary is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Titans will welcome the Celtics at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (West Salem 3.2, McNary 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.

West Salem's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Century.

Meanwhile, McNary got the win against Liberty on Friday by a conclusive 12-1. The Celtics might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by six runs or more this season.

West Salem has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for McNary, their win bumped their record up to 17-5.

West Salem took their victory against McNary when the teams last played last Wednesday by a conclusive 13-3 score. Will the Titans repeat their success, or do the Celtics have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.