The Greencastle-Antrim Blue Devils will take on the East Vikings on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Greencastle-Antrim 2.3, East 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Greencastle-Antrim is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand North Pocono a 3-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but the Blue Devils sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Meanwhile, East earned a 6-3 victory over Springfield on Friday. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Ferri Ava made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Mia Picciotti was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lauren Maguire, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and one double.
Greencastle-Antrim pushed their record up to 21-2 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for East, their victory bumped their record up to 18-8.
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