The Bedford Bisons will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Central Cambria Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. Bedford is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
Bedford stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Rockwood a 10-0 shutout.
Emma Byers made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Byers was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Leah Nee, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ashlyn Pemberton, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Central Cambria's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They lost 6-0 to Forest Hills. Central Cambria was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the four matchups prior) but Forest Hills' pitchers proved too tough.
Bedford's win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Central Cambria, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bedford has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Central Cambria struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Bedford might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Central Cambria in their previous matchup last Wednesday. Will Bedford have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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