Softball Preview: Wethersfield Eagles vs. East Hartford Hornets
The Wethersfield Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the East Hartford Hornets at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Wethersfield is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 19 runs last Friday, they were much more limited against Rocky Hill on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Terriers by a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for East Hartford's offense. They lost 10-0 to Rocky Hill on Friday. The shutout was out of character for East Hartford seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in April.
Even though they lost, East Hartford hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Wethersfield's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for East Hartford, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-8.
Wethersfield was able to grind out a solid victory over East Hartford in their previous meeting back in April, winning 5-1. Will Wethersfield repeat their success, or does East Hartford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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