Softball Preview: Northeastern Bobcats vs. Central York Panthers
The Northeastern Bobcats will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Central York Panthers at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Northeastern's way against Kennard-Dale as Northeastern made off with a 12-5 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Northeastern.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Central York gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They never let Spring Grove onto the board and left with a 17-0 win.
Bailey Daughenbaugh looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Madison Craig was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Brooklyn Shaffer was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Northeastern's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. As for Central York, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Northeastern came up short against Central York in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 5-1. Thankfully for Northeastern, Ava Beamesderfer (who struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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