Softball Preview: Bentworth Bearcats vs. Burgettstown Blue Devils
Bentworth is 6-1 against Burgettstown since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bentworth Bearcats will head out on the road to challenge the Burgettstown Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bentworth has eight straight victories, Burgettstown has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Burgettstown's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Bentworth had not allowed a single run the last eight times they've hit the field. Bentworth's pitcher stepped up to hand Charleroi a 4-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Sydney Gonglik was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Gonglik has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Gonglik was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zoie McDonald, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Burgettstown came up short against Charleroi on Tuesday and fell 9-6.
Bentworth's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2. As for Burgettstown, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Bentworth took their victory against Burgettstown in their previous matchup on April 10th by a conclusive 11-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bentworth since the squad 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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