Curwensville is 9-1 against Purchase Line since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Curwensville Golden Tide will head out on the road to face off against the Purchase Line Red Dragons at 4:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Curwensville gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand North Star a 15-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Curwensville.
Addison Siple made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Siple has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Siple was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Ava Olosky was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Addison Butler, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Purchase Line made easy work of Blacklick Valley on Friday and carried off a 16-10 victory.
The team relied heavily on Bella Cessna, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklynn Walker, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Curwensville pushed their record up to 10-3 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Purchase Line, their victory bumped their record up to 4-10.
Purchase Line's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Curwensville hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .312. It's a different story for Purchase Line, though, as they've only averaged .255. Will they be able to contain Curwensville's hitters?
Everything went Curwensville's way against Purchase Line in their previous meeting two weeks ago as Curwensville made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Curwensville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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