Softball Recap: Middletown Comes Up Short in High-Profile Match with Polytech

Middletown faced Polytech in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Cavaliers took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. The Cavaliers have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Middletown's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Polytech, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.

Coming up, Middletown will challenge Newark Charter School at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Polytech has already played their next matchup (against the Islanders), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.