Softball Preview: Greenwood Wildcats vs. Susquenita Blackhawks
Greenwood has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Susquenita Blackhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Greenwood is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy on Friday as Greenwood made off with a 22-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Greenwood considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Susquenita can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-4 margin over Upper Dauphin Area. The high-scoring effort was just what Susquenita needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Ayahna Fleisher made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Fleisher has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Fleisher was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Lena Beckenbaugh and Braelyn Printz did most of the damage at the plate: Beckenbaugh went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Printz went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double. Tierney Stuempfle was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 4-for-5.
Greenwood's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3. As for Susquenita, they pushed their record up to 10-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Greenwood suffered a grim 18-2 defeat to Susquenita in their previous matchup last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Printz, who tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Now that Greenwood 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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