Softball Preview: Wethersfield Eagles vs. Simsbury Trojans
The Wethersfield Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Simsbury Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Wethersfield is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home.
Wethersfield's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Berlin on Wednesday. They fell victim to a rough 9-0 defeat at the hands of the Redcoats. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Wethersfield's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Simsbury had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 16-4 margin over the Bears. The result was nothing new for Simsbury, who have now won three games by 12 runs or more so far this season.
Wethersfield's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Simsbury, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Wethersfield was able to grind out a solid win over Simsbury in their previous meeting back in May of 2021, winning 5-2. Will Wethersfield repeat their success, or does Simsbury have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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