The Greencastle-Antrim Blue Devils will square off against the Bishop McDevitt Crusaders at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Greencastle-Antrim will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
On Friday, Greencastle-Antrim needed a bit of extra time to put away Chambersburg. They had just enough and edged out the Trojans 2-1. The two-run effort marked the Blue Devils' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Kiersten Swain
| 04/25/25 vs Chambersburg | 12 |
| 04/17/25 @ Shippensburg | 17 |
| 04/14/25 @ Northern York | 10 |
| 04/03/25 vs Waynesboro | 11 |
Kiersten Swain spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Greencastle-Antrim's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kaiden Zimmerman, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Lower Dauphin hit Bishop McDevitt with a five-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Crusaders lost 13-3 to the Falcons. The Crusaders have struggled against the Falcons recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Greencastle-Antrim pushed their record up to 15-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Bishop McDevitt, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Bishop McDevitt's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Greencastle-Antrim hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .384. It's a different story for Bishop McDevitt, though, as they've only averaged .248. Will they be able to contain Greencastle-Antrim's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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