The Mainland Regional Mustangs will challenge the Ocean City Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Mainland Regional finally turned things around against Woodstown on Saturday. Mainland Regional put the hurt on Woodstown with a sharp 9-1 win. That eight run margin sets a new team best for Mainland Regional this season.
Meanwhile, Ocean City came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Villagers 3-1.
The team relied heavily on Carly Hennis, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Mainland Regional's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-7. As for Ocean City, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Mainland Regional came up short against Ocean City in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 7-4. Can Mainland Regional avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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