Softball Preview: Southside Southerners vs. Beebe Badgers
The Southside Southerners are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Beebe Badgers at 4:30 p.m.
After soaring to a seven-point win in their last game, Southside came back down to earth on Saturday. They fell just short of Melbourne by a score of 2-0. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Southside in their matchups with Melbourne: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Beebe came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Belles a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Beebe, who have now won eight contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Southside's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Beebe, their victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-3.
Southside might still be hurting after the 10-1 defeat they got from Beebe in their previous matchup back in April of 2016. Can Southside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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