The Middleborough Sachems will square off against the Case Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Middleborough 3.1, Case 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Middleborough fell victim to Apponequet Regional and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lakers. The loss continues a trend for the Sachems in their meetings with the Lakers: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Case, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Fairhaven an 8-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Cardinals have won 12 contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Case pushed their record up to 17-2 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Middleborough, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Middleborough couldn't quite get it done against Case in their previous meeting back in April as they fell 3-0. Will the Sachems have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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