The Schalick Cougars will square off against the West Deptford Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
West Deptford will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Schalick extended their winning streak to three on Monday. The Cougars' pitchers stepped up to hand Penns Grove a 21-0 shutout. That looming 21-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Cougars yet this season.
Meanwhile, West Deptford played in-conference for the first time on Thursday and got just the result they were looking for. They put the hurt on Sterling with a sharp 12-2 win. With that victory, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Nina Viola and Erin Thayer did most of the damage at the plate: Viola went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Thayer went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two runs gave Viola a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Macey Harrold, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: West Deptford kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in three consecutive contests.
West Deptford's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Schalick, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
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