Softball Preview: York Golden Knights vs. Caledonia-Mumford Raiders
York has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Caledonia-Mumford Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
York's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Haverling last Wednesday. They suffered a rough 14-0 loss at the hands of the Rams.
Meanwhile, Caledonia-Mumford entered their tilt with Wilson Magnet with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 21-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering Caledonia-Mumford has won four contests by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Emma Years made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Years has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Years was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Caledonia-Mumford got a massive performance out of Kylie Padlick -Field, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances. Kaelyn Jake was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
York dropped their record down to 0-5 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Caledonia-Mumford, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
York might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from Caledonia-Mumford in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Years, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Now that York knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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