Softball Preview: Crater Comets vs. Silverton Foxes
The Crater Comets will head out on the road to challenge the Silverton Foxes on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Crater comes in on four and Silverton on nine.
If Crater beats Silverton with four runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Crater came out on top against Canby by a score of 4-1 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Crater has won by exactly three runs.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Silverton had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Ravens with a sharp 13-3 victory. The result was nothing new for Silverton, who have now won 15 contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Crater has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Silverton, their win bumped their record up to 24-4.
Crater couldn't quite finish off Silverton in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 and fell 7-5. Can Crater avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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