Softball Preview: Abington Heights Comets vs. Delaware Valley Warriors
Abington Heights is 9-0 against Delaware Valley since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Abington Heights Comets will head out on the road to challenge the Delaware Valley Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Abington Heights is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Abington Heights had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against Wallenpaupack Area. That's two games in a row now that Abington Heights has lost by just one run.
Cecelia O'Malley was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI. Avary Brister was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Delaware Valley gave up the first runs last Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They won by a run and slipped past Scranton 5-4.
This is the second loss in a row for Abington Heights and nudges their season record down to 10-5. As for Delaware Valley, their victory ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-6.
Everything went Abington Heights' way against Delaware Valley in their previous matchup back in April as Abington Heights made off with a 14-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Abington Heights since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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