Softball Preview: Harbor Creek Huskies vs. North East Grape Pickers
The Harbor Creek Huskies will head out on the road to challenge the North East Grape Pickers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Harbor Creek has eight straight wins, North East has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Harbor Creek can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They put the hurt on Mercyhurst Prep with a sharp 15-0 victory. Harbor Creek's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matches.
Addison Lucas looked comfortable as she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Georgia Weber was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Maggie Konieczki was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
North East lost 11-1 to Union City on Friday.
North East saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cadence Jones, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Harbor Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for North East, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
Everything went Harbor Creek's way against North East in their previous meeting back in April as Harbor Creek made off with a 15-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harbor Creek since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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