Middle Township is 0-6 against Ocean City since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Middle Township Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Ocean City Raiders at 4:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Middle Township: 4.1, Ocean City: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Middle Township took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Hammonton by a score of 5-2.
Meanwhile, Ocean City unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of St. Mary by a score of 4-3.
Taylor Vaugh was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4. Anna McCabe was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
The victory got Middle Township back to even at 6-6. As for Ocean City, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-4.
Middle Township came up short against Ocean City in their previous meeting back in April, falling 6-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ocean City's Brooke Douglas, who struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Now that Middle Township knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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