Softball Recap: Pine Grove Cardinals vs. North Schuylkill Spartans
Pine Grove waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the North Schuylkill Spartans out 5-3. For Pine Grove, this counts as revenge for the 7-5 defeat North Schuylkill walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Jamie Dinger spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on nine hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Callee Leffler, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Madison Shiffer, who went 2-for-5 with four RBI and two doubles.
Pine Grove is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for North Schuylkill, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-6.
Pine Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Schuylkill, they will head out on the road to take on Danville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Danville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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