Softball Game Preview: Carson Senators vs. Galena Grizzlies

Senators

Runs

04/03/25 vs McQueen	3
04/01/25 vs Bishop Manogue	2
03/21/25 vs Franklin	13
03/18/25 vs Dayton	5
03/15/25 vs Reno	6
+ 9 more games

Carson has gone 8-2 against Galena recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Senators will head out on the road to take on the Grizzlies at 10:00 a.m. Carson is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.

Carson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: McQueen, who was ranked 19th at the time (Carson was ranked 20th). The Senators fell 6-3 to the Lancers on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Senators in their meetings with the Lancers: they've now lost seven in a row.

Lillian Barker was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one triple and one RBI. That triple was her first of the season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Galena). Everything went their way against Reno on Thursday as they made off with a 17-0 victory. The Grizzlies haven't had any issues with the Huskies recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Ava Greene made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. What's more, she posted three RBI, the most she's had since back in March.

In other batting news, Galena let Brea Angle and Jolina Phillips run wild. Angle went 3-for-4 with five RBI and one run, while Phillips scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Those three runs gave Phillips a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Taylor Cunningham, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.

Galena was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .567. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in four consecutive matchups.

Carson's loss dropped their record down to 7-6-1. As for Galena, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-11-1.