Softball Game Preview: McQueen Lancers vs. Reed Raiders

The McQueen Lancers will square off against the Reed Raiders at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.

McQueen is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Douglas, who was ranked fifth at the time (McQueen was ranked 14th). The Lancers fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 10-9 on Tuesday. The Lancers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Vanessa Bein made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Fanene, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Reed had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Huskies with a sharp 14-2 victory. Considering the Raiders have won 15 contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Tiare Kanae was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Cassandra Lopez was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run.

Reed always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Reno only posted an OBP of .409.

Reed's win bumped their record up to 23-4-1. As for McQueen, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-13.

Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. McQueen hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Reed struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.7 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.