Softball Preview: Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils vs. Baldwin Highlanders
Mt. Lebanon and Baldwin are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils will be playing at home against the Baldwin Highlanders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mt. Lebanon's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Butler on Wednesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Tornado. Mt. Lebanon's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Baldwin had to settle for a 6-5 loss against North Allegheny on Wednesday. Baldwin has not had much luck with North Allegheny recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Reese Temme was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Avery Herrington, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Mt. Lebanon's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Baldwin, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Mt. Lebanon couldn't quite finish off Baldwin when the teams last played last Tuesday and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Baldwin's Anna Schumacher, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Now that Mt. Lebanon 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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