Softball Game Preview: De Queen Leopards vs. Hope Bobcats

For the second straight game, De Queen will face off against Hope. The Leopards will challenge the Bobcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. De Queen will come into the game with an undefeated record on the line.

Hope's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: De Queen hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Leopards' pitchers stepped up to hand the Bobcats a 13-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Leopards have won five contests by more than eight runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

De Queen pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Hope, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.