Softball Game Preview: Maine Central Institute Huskies vs. Mount View Mustangs

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Previous Games

05/03/25 - Away	11-0 W
05/25/24 - Home	10-2 W
04/22/24 - Away	13-3 W
05/25/23 - Away	9-7 W
05/18/23 - Home	10-0 W
+ 5 more games

Maine Central Institute is 9-1 against Mount View since May of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Huskies will look to defend their home field against the Mustangs at 10:00 a.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Erskine Academy hit Maine Central Institute with a four-run seventh inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Huskies fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 8-7.

Maine Central Institute saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emily Lawrence, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Mount View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 14-3 to Old Orchard Beach.

Emily Richards made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times she's played.

Maine Central Institute's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Mount View, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.

Mount View's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Saturday. Maine Central Institute has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Mount View, though, as they've been averaging only 3.4 strikeouts. Will Maine Central Institute keep running through batters, or will the Mustangs buck the trend?

Everything went Maine Central Institute's way against Mount View when the teams last played on May 3rd, as Maine Central Institute made off with an 11-0 victory. Do the Huskies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.