Softball Preview: Pineville Mountain Lions vs. Berea Pirates
The Pineville Mountain Lions will stay at home for another game and welcome the Berea Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. 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.
Pineville will bounce into Friday's game after beating Clay County, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. Pineville never let Clay County onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Thursday. That's two games straight that Pineville has won by just one run.
Not much got past Rachel Howard, who gave up just five hits and racked up 18 Ks to keep Clay County off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nadine Johnson, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Berea was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They suffered a rough 17-2 loss at the hands of Bell County.
Pineville's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. As for Berea, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
Everything went Pineville's way against Berea in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 as Pineville made off with a 9-0 win. Does Pineville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Berea turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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