Softball Preview: Marblehead Magicians vs. Medford Mustangs
Marblehead is 3-0 against Medford since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Marblehead Magicians will play host again on Saturday to welcome the Medford Mustangs, where first pitch is scheduled at 12:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Marblehead: 1.6, Medford: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Marblehead can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Ipswich a 7-0 shutout. Seven seems to be a good number for Marblehead as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Medford came up short against Whittier RVT on Friday and fell 6-2. Medford has not had much luck with Whittier RVT recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Marblehead pushed their record up to 17-3 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Medford, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5.
Marblehead was able to grind out a solid victory over Medford in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 7-2. Will Marblehead repeat their success, or does Medford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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