Softball Game Preview: Middle Township Panthers vs. Cape May County Tech Hawks

Middle Township is a perfect 4-0 against Cape May County Tech since April of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Panthers will host the Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Middle Township is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.

Middle Township easily dispatched Wildwood Catholic on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Panthers fell just short of Cherry Hill West by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty 31 runs in the game before, the Panthers couldn't push the score so high this time.

Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Cape May County Tech's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They lost 13-3 to Palmyra.

Cape May County Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Middle Township, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9-1.

Everything went Middle Township's way against Cape May County Tech in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, as Middle Township made off with a 20-2 victory. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.