Softball Preview: Cambria Heights Highlanders vs. Northern Cambria Colts
Cambria Heights is 6-0 against Northern Cambria since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Cambria Heights Highlanders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northern Cambria Colts at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Cambria Heights sitting on four straight victories and Northern Cambria on three.
In what's become a running theme this season, Cambria Heights gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They blew past Portage 14-2.
Hallie Hayes was a standout: she scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Ellie Bender was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Northern Cambria scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They never let Conemaugh Township onto the board and left with a 17-0 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Rylee Stine made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Stine was even better at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two triples, and three runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Megan Lubert, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Braelyn Pattison, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Cambria Heights has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for Northern Cambria, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Cambria Heights took their win against Northern Cambria when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 14-7. Does Cambria Heights have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northern Cambria turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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