Softball Game Preview: West Clermont Wolves vs. Lakota East Thunderhawks

The West Clermont Wolves will head out on the road to face off against the Lakota East Thunderhawks at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. West Clermont will be strutting in after a win while Lakota East will be coming in after a defeat.

Having struggled with three losses in a row, West Clermont turned things around against Little Miami last Friday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 10-6. West Clermont's victory was all the more impressive since the Panthers were averaging only 3.96 runs allowed on the season.

Meanwhile, Lakota East fell victim to Little Miami and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Thunderhawks' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Lakota East saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karli Damen, who went 1-for-3 with one double.

With the defeat, Lakota East broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 15-8. As for West Clermont, the win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 4-7.

West Clermont suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Lakota East in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. Can the Wolves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.