North East is a perfect 3-0 against General McLane since April of 2024 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Grape Pickers will host the Lancers at 4:30 p.m.
Things were looking good for North East after they put the first run on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Fairview by a score of 5-4. The Grape Pickers have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
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Maisy Post made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask General McLane). They blew past Girard 17-5 on Saturday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Lancers needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
Emma Ford looked comfortable as she tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off nine hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
On the hitting side, Makayla Rapela was incredible, going 4-for-5 with six RBI, three runs, and one triple. That's the most runs she has posted since back in May of 2024. Giana Thompson was another key player, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
General McLane kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 22 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.3 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 11.6.
North East's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for General McLane, their victory bumped their record up to 4-12-2.
North East took their win against General McLane in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 14-8 score. Will the Grape Pickers repeat their success, or do the Lancers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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