Heading into the final week of the regular season, the Truman State softball team was in a must-win situation. They had just been swept in a pair of doubleheaders against Lewis and Indianapolis, the top two teams in the GLVC, and had been knocked out of a GLVC Tournament spot with a 9-13 conference record.
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The Truman State softball team split a conference doubleheader on the road against Quincy on Sunday, dropping the first game before snapping a nine-game losing streak with a win in the finale. The Bulldogs are now 4-16 in conference play with four games left in the season.
The Truman State softball team had a less busy weekend than usual with a Saturday doubleheader against Lewis being pushed back to Wednesday, but the Bulldogs still hosted Illinois-Springfield for a doubleheader on Friday.
The Truman State softball team picked up more conference wins on Saturday than they had on the season entering the weekend. They swept a doubleheader at home against Southwest Baptist after a 1-11 start against GLVC opponents. The sweep came a day after the Bulldogs were swept on the road by Maryville.