Softball Game Preview: Harding Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 2:17am

Softball Preview: Harding Skippers vs. Maplewood Rockets

After two games on the road, Harding is heading back home. They will take on the Maplewood Rockets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Wednesday, Harding didn't have quite enough to beat St. John and fell 2-1.

Meanwhile, Maplewood fell victim to Pymatuning Valley and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 12-0 to the Lakers. Maplewood has struggled against Pymatuning Valley recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.

Maplewood saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lauran Krieg, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.

Harding's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Maplewood, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.

Harding suffered a grim 22-6 defeat to Maplewood in their previous matchup back in April. Will Harding have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.

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