Softball Game Preview: Garaway Pirates vs. River View Black Bears

The Garaway Pirates will challenge the River View Black Bears at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Garaway hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.

On Friday, Garaway came up short against Conotton Valley and fell 6-1.

Crooksville hit River View with a five-run second inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Black Bears lost 12-5 to the Ceramics. The defeat continues a trend for the Black Bears in their meetings with the Ceramics: they've now lost five in a row.

Addy Blair was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Garaway now has a losing record of 4-5. As for River View, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.

Garaway couldn't quite get it done against River View when the teams last played back in April of 2019 as they fell 8-3. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.