After flying high against Northern York last Monday, Big Spring came back down to earth. The Big Spring Bulldogs fell 5-1 to the Greencastle-Antrim Blue Devils on Friday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Big Spring has scored all season.
For Greencastle-Antrim's part, Kiersten Swain spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks. Swain has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Greencastle-Antrim's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Meadow Gambacurta, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Big Spring now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Greencastle-Antrim, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
While Big Spring had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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