Council Rock South is 0-4 against North Penn since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Council Rock South Golden Hawks are on the road again to play the North Penn Knights at 4:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Council Rock South is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They beat Downingtown East by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 1-0. Council Rock South's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three games.
Meanwhile, North Penn faced Central Dauphin in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. North Penn had just enough and edged Central Dauphin out 9-7. Winning may never get old, but North Penn sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Bella Nunn spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and five unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 26 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, North Penn let Tallie Smink and Gianna Cimino loose on the outfield. Smink went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, while Cimino went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double. Cimino has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Casey Sokol, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Council Rock South pushed their record up to 9-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for North Penn, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season.
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