Jeannette has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Wednesday. They will take on the Springdale Dynamos at 3:45 p.m. Jeannette is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Jeannette can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against Bishop Canevin as Jeannette made off with a 7-0 win.
Grace Stein made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Stein has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Stein was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mackenzie Lewis, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Abby Shaw, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Springdale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 23-8 walloping at the hands of Monessen.
Jeannette pushed their record up to 4-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Springdale, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Jeannette took their win against Springdale in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jeannette 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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