The Shadyside Tigers will take on the Monroe Central Seminoles at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Shadyside is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Beallsville on Tuesday as they made off with a 17-4 victory. The win continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Blue Devils: they've now won nine in a row.
Isabells DeFelice made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (four). She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI.
Kara Zeroski
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In other batting news, Shadyside got a massive performance out of Kara Zeroski, who got on base in five of her six plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and one triple. The dominant performance also gave Zeroski a new career-high in hits (three). Josey Greenwood was another key player, going 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Shadyside was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Monroe Central made sure to put some runs up on the board against Shenandoah on Tuesday. The Seminoles blew past the Zeps 14-1. The game marked the Seminoles' most dominant victory of the season.
Like Shadyside, Monroe Central also got a great game from a two-way player: Karlie Haslam. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Haslam has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Jadyn Miller was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Maclarin Craft, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Shadyside's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-7. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Monroe Central, their win bumped their record up to 7-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Shadyside has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Monroe Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
