Softball Game Preview: Mercer Cardinals vs. Tri-County Mustangs

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Mercer has gone 6-1 against Tri-County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Mercer Cardinals are taking a road trip to face off against the Tri-County Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. Mercer is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.

Mercer's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Pattonsburg on Tuesday. They lost 11-0 to the Panthers.

Meanwhile, Tri-County didn't have quite enough to beat Mercer two weeks ago and fell 15-14. The defeat continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now lost six in a row.

Mercer's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Tri-County, they now have a losing record at 2-3.

Mercer skirted past Tri-County 15-14 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mercer since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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