Sharon is 7-2 against Oil City since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Sharon Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Oil City Oilers at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sharon has 15 straight victories, Oil City has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Sharon had just enough and edged Titusville out 4-3.
Madelyn Vogan was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 18 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Vogan has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Vogan was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Mya Bundrant and Lacey Root did most of the damage at the plate: Bundrant went 1-for-3 with a home run, while Root went 1-for-3 with a home run. Dalaini Bayer was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Oil City lost 13-1 to Rocky Grove on Monday.
Oil City saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nyssa Hanlon, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Sharon pushed their record up to 15-0 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Oil City, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Oil City's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Sharon has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10 hits per game. It's a different story for Oil City, though, as they've been averaging 9. Given Sharon's sizable advantage in that area, Oil City will need to find a way to close that gap.
Sharon beat Oil City 6-1 in their previous meeting back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Oil City's Sophia Garmong, who struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Sharon still be able to contain Garmong? There's only one way to find out.
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