Softball Game Preview: Maple River on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 7:59am

Softball Preview: Maple River Eagles vs. New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers

The Maple River Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Maple River nor New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

Maple River is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Bethlehem Academy just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinals.

Meanwhile, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Kenyon-Wanamingo. They fell 5-1 to the Knights on Tuesday.

Maple River's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva, they dropped their record down to 3-9 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home.

Maple River beat New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 7-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Does Maple River have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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