Softball Game Preview: Hammonton Blue Devils vs. Mainland Regional Mustangs

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Previous Games

04/28/26 - Home	14-4 W
04/17/26 - Away	10-2 W
04/17/26 - Home	9-2 W
03/26/25 - Home	2-0 W
03/26/25 - Away	11-6 W
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Hammonton and Mainland Regional are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2023, but likely not for long. The Blue Devils will host the Mustangs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hammonton is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 17 games.

If Hammonton beats Mainland Regional with 11 runs on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Blue Devils' pitchers stepped up to hand Atlantic County Institute of Tech an 11-0 shutout on Friday. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 games by six runs or more this season.

Clearview hit Mainland Regional with a 13-run first inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Mustangs came up short against the Pioneers, falling 18-6. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Mainland Regional saw nine different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mackenzie Hornig, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Carly Cavacini was another, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Mainland Regional's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Hammonton, their win bumped their record up to 18-1.

Hammonton got the 'W' in their previous matchup on Tuesday against Mainland Regional by a conclusive 14-4 score. Do the Blue Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.