Softball Preview: East Hartford Hornets vs. RHAM Raptors
East Hartford is 1-7 against RHAM since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The East Hartford Hornets will head out on the road to square off against the RHAM Raptors at 3:45 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Saturday, East Hartford got the win against New Britain by a conclusive 18-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for East Hartford.
East Hartford got a massive performance out of Julea Casaol, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Casaol has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played. Vanessa Quealy was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, RHAM had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They put the hurt on Tolland with a sharp 13-2 win on Wednesday.
East Hartford's victory bumped their record up to 8-10. As for RHAM, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-12.
East Hartford might still be hurting after the 16-1 defeat they got from RHAM when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for East Hartford, Hadley Marchand (who didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out 12 over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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