Softball Preview: Northern Burlington Greyhounds vs. Allentown Redbirds
The Northern Burlington Greyhounds will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Allentown Redbirds at 6:30 p.m. Northern Burlington is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
On Saturday, Northern Burlington needed a bit of extra time to put away Seneca. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Golden Eagles 6-4. Six seems to be a good number for Northern Burlington as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Emily Shiner spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Haley MacArthur was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 2-for-5. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Abigail Todd, who scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-5.
Meanwhile, Allentown put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Sayreville a 9-0 shutout.
Northern Burlington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for Allentown, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6.
Northern Burlington came up short against Allentown in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 8-4. Will Northern Burlington have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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