Softball Preview: Joppatowne Mariners vs. Elkton Golden Elks
Joppatowne is 0-3 against Elkton since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Joppatowne Mariners are on the road again to play the Elkton Golden Elks. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Joppatowne's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against C. Milton Wright on Friday. They lost 11-0 to the Mustangs.
Meanwhile, after a string of 14 wins, Elkton's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Rising Sun by a score of 2-1. Elkton was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the four matches prior) but Rising Sun's pitchers proved too tough.
Joppatowne's loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Elkton, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-2.
Joppatowne might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from Elkton in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Joppatowne avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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