Softball Game Preview: Hemlock Leaves Home

By Team Reports May 29, 2024, 2:13am

Softball Preview: Hemlock Huskies vs. Merrill Vandals

The Hemlock Huskies will head out on the road to take on the Merrill Vandals at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hemlock is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.

Hemlock will bounce into Wednesday's matchup after beating Standish-Sterling, who they hadn't topped in five consecutive meetings. Hemlock walked away with a 6-2 victory over Standish-Sterling on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Merrill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell just short of Beaverton by a score of 2-1.

Hemlock is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-12 record this season. As for Merrill, their loss dropped their record down to 9-17.

Everything went Hemlock's way against Merrill when the teams last played back in April of 2018 as Hemlock made off with an 11-1 win. Will Hemlock repeat their success, or does Merrill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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