Softball Preview: Central Lions vs. Hillgrove Hawks
The Central Lions's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Hillgrove Hawks at 5:15 p.m. on Friday.
Central's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Northside on Wednesday. They came up short against the Patriots, falling 8-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Lions were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Hillgrove waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Eagles a 12-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Hawks considering their two-run performance the game before.
Central's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Hillgrove, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Hillgrove when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 6-2. Does Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hillgrove turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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