South Western is 2-8 against Central York since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The South Western Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Central York Panthers at 4:15 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
South Western had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They put the hurt on Dallastown with a sharp 14-1 victory on Friday.
Central York never got on the board in their matchup on Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Dallastown on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Wildcats as they made off with a 13-3 win.
Bailey Daughenbaugh looked comfortable as she pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (she also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Central York got a big performance out of Ella Heap, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Heap is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Ashlyn Weigle was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
South Western couldn't quite finish off Central York in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 7-5. Thankfully for South Western, Ava Beamesderfer (who struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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