Harbor Creek has gone a perfect 4-0 against Erie recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Huskies will face off against the Royals at 4:30 p.m. Harbor Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season.
Harbor Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Warren 19-4 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Huskies in their matchups with the Dragons: they've now won four in a row.
Emma Hirneisen spent all three innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on four hits.
Brooklynn Cipalla
| 04/28/26 vs Warren | 3 |
| 04/17/26 @ General McLane | 1 |
| 05/23/25 vs Meadville | 1 |
| 04/14/25 @ Erie | 1 |
On the hitting side, Harbor Creek got a massive performance out of Brooklynn Cipalla, who fired off three triples, five RBI, and two runs while going 3-for-3. Those three triples gave Cipalla a new career-high. Kayla Bresee was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Harbor Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .688. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Erie never got on the board in their matchup on Saturday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Meadville on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 13-10.
The team relied heavily on Hannah Nicklas, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and one double. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season. Another player making a difference was Madison Wolfram, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
The win got Erie back to even at 7-7. As for Harbor Creek, their record is now 11-3.
Erie's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Harbor Creek has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.4 hits per game. It's a different story for Erie, though, as they've been averaging 10.1 hits. Given Harbor Creek's sizable advantage in that area, the Royals will need to find a way to close that gap.
Harbor Creek got the 'W' in their previous matchup on April 8th against Erie by a conclusive 15-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Huskies since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
