For the second straight game, Overton will face off against Harleton. The Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Overton is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Harleton just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats.
For Harleton's part, Annabelle Green was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Green was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs while going 3-for-5. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high.
Green wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kayela Nealy, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one run. Annabelle Bunger also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Harleton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-18-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Overton, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 11-9.
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