Softball Preview: Dow Chargers vs. Mt. Pleasant Oilers
Dow is 1-7 against Mt. Pleasant since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Dow Chargers will be staying on the road to face off against the Mt. Pleasant Oilers at 4:00 p.m. Dow's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Mt. Pleasant's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Dow is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Gaylord, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Dow was ranked 18th). Dow fell just short of Gaylord by a score of 2-1 on Thursday.
Mt. Pleasant lost 14-4 to Midland last Thursday.
Dow's loss dropped their record down to 19-5. As for Mt. Pleasant, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season.
Dow skirted past Mt. Pleasant 1-0 in their previous matchup back in April. Will Dow repeat their success, or does Mt. Pleasant have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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