Softball Preview: St. Margaret's Scotties vs. Northumberland Indians
St. Margaret is 3-0 against Northumberland since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The St. Margaret's Scotties will head out on the road to challenge the Northumberland Indians at 5:00 p.m. St. Margaret's has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with 17 straight defeats, while Northumberland will come in with three straight victories.
Last Friday, St. Margaret's suffered a rough 20-3 loss at the hands of Miller School of Albemarle.
St. Margaret's saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rachel Verhey, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Northumberland was able to grind out a solid win over Colonial Beach on Friday, taking the game 12-9. That's two games straight that Northumberland has won by exactly three runs.
St. Margaret's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Northumberland, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3-2.
Everything went St. Margaret's way against Northumberland in their previous matchup back in May of 2022 as St. Margaret's made off with a 12-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Margaret's since the team 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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