Danville is on a six-game streak of home losses, and Selinsgrove a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Danville Ironmen will host the Selinsgrove Seals at 4:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Danville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 19 runs last Thursday, they were much more limited against Central Mountain on Tuesday. They lost 8-2 to the Wildcats.
Brynn Wilson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Central Mountain hit Selinsgrove with a seven-run first inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Seals came up short against the Wildcats, falling 11-1. That's two games in a row now that the Seals have lost by exactly ten runs.
Selinsgrove saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Molly Hess, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Selinsgrove's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Danville, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Selinsgrove's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Danville has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.1 hits per game. It's a different story for Selinsgrove, though, as they've been averaging 12.1 hits. Given Danville's sizable advantage in that area, the Seals will need to find a way to close that gap.
Danville took their win against Selinsgrove in their previous matchup last Thursday by a conclusive 19-7 score. Do the Ironmen have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Seals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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