The Northern York Polar Bears will be playing at home against the Shippensburg Greyhounds at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northern York's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Shippensburg's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Shippensburg is hoping to do on Thursday what Mechanicsburg couldn't on Friday: put an end to Northern York's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Northern York came out on top against Mechanicsburg by a score of 7-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Shippensburg had to settle for an 11-9 defeat against Waynesboro on Tuesday. Shippensburg has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Shelby Heberlig and Katara Smith stepped up to the plate in a big way. Heberlig went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, while Smith scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Olivia Lebitz, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Northern York is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Shippensburg, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Northern York was able to grind out a solid win over Shippensburg in their previous matchup back in April, winning 7-3. Does Northern York have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shippensburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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