The Line Mountain Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Susquenita Blackhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Line Mountain will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Monday, then bounced right back against East Juniata on Tuesday. Line Mountain blew past East Juniata 11-5.
Madylinn Grindstaff made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed seven innings while giving up five earned runs off eight hits. Grindstaff was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Line Mountain let Brooke Barwick and Mateyah Teter loose on the outfield. Barwick scored three runs and stole five bases while going 3-for-3, while Teter scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Janessa Barwick, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Susquenita had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over the Eagles.
Line Mountain's win bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Susquenita, they pushed their record up to 15-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Line Mountain might still be hurting after the 16-1 defeat they got from Susquenita when the teams last played on Monday. Can Line Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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