A feisty cat fight will be fought as Berwick Panthers take on St. James Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Berwick will be strutting in after a win while St. James will be coming in after a loss.
Berwick will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Saturday, then bounced right back against Terrebonne on Saturday. Berwick's pitchers stepped up to hand Terrebonne a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Panthers have won eight games by more than seven runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, St. James was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 15-5 to Albany. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by exactly ten runs.
Ja'Rah Bright made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. Those two RBI gave her a new career-high. Kennedy Peltier also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Berwick's victory bumped their record up to 8-10. As for St. James, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
Berwick took their win against St. James in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 10-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Berwick since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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