Softball Preview: Punxsutawney Chucks vs. St. Marys Flying Dutch
The Punxsutawney Chucks will head out on the road to take on the St. Marys Flying Dutch at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Punxsutawney will head into Wednesday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Wednesday after soaring to a eight-point game in their last game. They fell just short of DuBois by a score of 12-10. Punxsutawney has struggled against DuBois recently, as their matchup on Wednesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, St. Marys put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Clearfield onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The result was nothing new for St. Marys, who have now won six contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Taylor Gornati was incredible, going 1-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Guiliana Muccio was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Punxsutawney now has a losing record at 2-3. As for St. Marys, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Punxsutawney suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to St. Marys when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Marys' Avery Eckels, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Now that Punxsutawney 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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