Softball Preview: Saegertown Panthers vs. Cochranton Cardinals
Saegertown is 9-1 against Cochranton since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Saegertown Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Cochranton Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. Saegertown will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Saegertown stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let Iroquois onto the board and left with a 10-0 win.
Meanwhile, Cochranton sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 victory over Iroquois last Tuesday.
The result came thanks to Brooklyn Needler's shutout, as she gave up just six hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cochranton's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jaidin Frayer, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Danielle Hoffman, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Saegertown's victory bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Cochranton, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Saegertown took their victory against Cochranton when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 11-1. Will Saegertown repeat their success, or does Cochranton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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