The Bangor Slaters will head out on the road to face off against the Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Bangor finally turned things around against Wilson Area on Saturday. Bangor walked away with a 10-6 win over Wilson Area.
Jaelyn Silfies spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kelli Snow and Kaylynn Figurski did most of the damage at the plate: Snow scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Figurski scored two runs while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Jade Hendricks, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame-Green Pond had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Everything went their way against the Green Knights as they made off with a 7-1 victory.
Notre Dame-Green Pond also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Rachel Fisher gave up one run (which was unearned) on four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Skyler Howlett, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Hannah Lilly was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
Bangor's record now sits at 4-12. As for Notre Dame-Green Pond, their record is now 10-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Bangor hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Notre Dame-Green Pond struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Bangor came up short against Notre Dame-Green Pond in their previous matchup on April 7th, falling 17-12. Can Bangor avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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