Softball Recap: ESTEM Comes Up Short

ESTEM was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 17th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 12-2 to the Riverview Raiders. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Raiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 22-10 back in March.

ESTEM's loss dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Riverview, their victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-9.

ESTEM and Riverview could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Arkansas Rankings. The Mets (ranked 235th) will meet Malvern (ranked ninth) at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Riverview will challenge Bald Knob at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (221 vs. 18).