Elizabethtown is 1-7 against Solanco since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Bears will head out to take on the Golden Mules at 4:15 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Elizabethtown's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Lebanon as they made off with a 25-0 victory. That looming 25-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bears yet this season.
Meanwhile, Solanco has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 2.92 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Conestoga Valley with a sharp 23-10 win. The victory was nothing new for the Golden Mules as they're now sitting on 12 straight.
Kira Roark made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Roark was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Delaney Gote was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four runs, and five RBI. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Ava Fedoruk was another key player, going 4-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple.
Solanco was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .345 or higher in four consecutive matches.
Solanco's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Elizabethtown, their record now sits at 7-3.
Elizabethtown couldn't quite get it done against Solanco in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 as they fell 5-1. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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