Seven games are set for Thursday night, in the first-ever crossover games in the Grand River Conference, as the eastern division travels to play at their western division foes. Â In the marquee game of the night, the east champion Trenton Lady Bulldogs (17-0, 7-0) travel to Stanberry, for a championship showdown against the west champion Stanberry Lady Bulldogs (12-1, 6-0). Â The game will be broadcast on KTTN FM 92.3, with pregame at 5:25, and first pitch at 5:30 from the Stanberry Softball Complex.
Just as in Stanberry, where the #1 seeds match up, the rest of the games will correspond with how the respective teams finished in regular season GRC play. Â South Harrison, the #8 seed in the east, will not play on Thursday, as the west only has 7 teams this fall, due to the lack of a softball team at St. Joseph Christian.
In the game with the #2 seeds, Putnam County, the eastern division runner-up, travels due west on Highway 136 for a meeting with the western division runner-up Albany Lady Warriors. Â Putnam County finished 6-1 in GRC play, with Albany holding a 4-2 record. Â In the matchup of the #3 seeds, the Milan Lady Wildcats will be at Braymer for a meeting with the Lady Bobcats. Â Braymer, before Thursday night’s game, has one more regular season GRC contest, at 5:30 tonight (Wednesday night) against North Andrew.
Former rivals in the old Grand River Conference softball set-up, the Maysville Lady Wolverines and Worth County Lady Tigers, will renew acquaintances after fourth-place finishes. Â First pitch at 5:30 from Grant City. Â In the #5 vs. #5 game, the King City Lady Wildkats host the Polo Lady Panthers.
Gallatin’s Lady Bulldogs, coming off a nine-inning win over Albany on Tuesday night, will make the healthy trip to Rosendale on Thursday night, to play the North Andrew Lady Cardinals. Â In the #7 vs. #7 game, the Princeton Lady Tigers travel to Pattonsburg for a meeting with the Lady Panthers.
