Softball Game Preview: Manchester Essex Hornets vs. Amesbury Redhawks

By Team Reports Apr 10, 2024, 1:47am

Softball Preview: Manchester Essex Hornets vs. Amesbury Redhawks

Manchester Essex is 0-10 against Amesbury since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Manchester Essex Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Amesbury Redhawks at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Manchester Essex had to kick off their season on the road last Monday, but they showed no ill effects. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over Swampscott.

Meanwhile, Amesbury had already won six in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Tigers a 10-0 shutout.

Manchester Essex might still be hurting after the 17-1 loss they got from Amesbury in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Manchester Essex avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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