PEORIA, Ill. -- Riding a 10-game road win streak, Bradley Softball closes out a six-game road swing with a three-game series at Northern Iowa, which gets under way Friday with a noon doubleheader and concludes Saturday with a single game at 11 a.m. in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
The Braves (22-15 overall, 9-5 MVC) head into the series fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference standings, two back in the win column from a tie between Missouri State and Northern Iowa (20-17 overall, 11-5 MVC) for third.
The weekend series features the top two home run hitting teams in the Valley with Bradley's league-leading 52 home runs this spring tied for the 13th best season total in MVC history.