Softball Preview: Green Bay Preble Hornets vs. Green Bay Southwest Fighting Trojans
Green Bay Preble is 10-0 against Green Bay Southwest since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Green Bay Preble Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Green Bay Southwest Fighting Trojans at 4:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Green Bay Preble is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wisconsin's top teams: Ashwaubenon, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Green Bay Preble was ranked 21st). Green Bay Preble fell just short of Ashwaubenon by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. It was the first time this season that Green Bay Preble let down their fans at home.
Katie Geydoshek spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Green Bay Preble saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chloe Savage, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Green Bay Preble didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ashwaubenon only tossed six.
Meanwhile, Green Bay Southwest fell victim to Pulaski and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 11-0 to the Red Raiders. The loss continues a trend for Green Bay Southwest in their matchups with Pulaski: they've now lost nine in a row.
Green Bay Preble's defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-3. As for Green Bay Southwest, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Green Bay Southwest's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Green Bay Preble has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.1 hits per game. It's a different story for Green Bay Southwest, though, as they've been averaging 11.4. Given Green Bay Preble's sizable advantage in that area, Green Bay Southwest will need to find a way to close that gap.
Green Bay Preble took their victory against Green Bay Southwest in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Green Bay Preble since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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