Softball Game Preview: North Penn Hits the Road

By Team Reports Jun 8, 2024, 2:07am

Softball Preview: North Penn Knights vs. Central Dauphin Rams

The North Penn Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Central Dauphin Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.

North Penn is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Seneca Valley by a score of 4-0.

Gianna Cimino was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last three games she's played.

Meanwhile, Central Dauphin can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Everything went their way against Quakertown as Central Dauphin made off with an 11-1 victory. Central Dauphin's win was all the more impressive since Quakertown was averaging only 2.67 runs allowed on the season.

North Penn pushed their record up to 23-3 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home. As for Central Dauphin, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.

North Penn couldn't quite finish off Central Dauphin when the teams last played back in June of 2019 and fell 2-0. Can North Penn avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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