Softball Game Preview: Central Panthers vs. South Albany Redhawks

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Previous Games

04/18/25 - Away	9-0 W
04/29/24 - Home	6-4 W
04/08/24 - Away	11-12 L
04/28/23 - Away	6-7 L
04/13/23 - Home	6-4 W
+ 5 more games

Central is 8-2 against South Albany since April of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Panthers will welcome the Redhawks at 5:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Central's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while South Albany has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.

On Monday, Central got the win against Lebanon by a conclusive 11-1. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by eight runs or more this season.

Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but South Albany ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They skirted past Crescent Valley 12-11.

South Albany let Maddie Angel and Alicia Martindale run wild. Angel went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI, while Martindale went 3-for-5 with four RBI and one run. That's the most hits Martindale has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Tschida, who went 2-for-5 with two doubles and one run.

South Albany was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They are 6-3 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for South Albany, their victory bumped their record up to 7-12.

Central took their win against South Albany in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 9-0 score. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Redhawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.