The Susquenita Blackhawks will square off against the Upper Dauphin Area Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Susquenita will come into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Upper Dauphin Area's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Monday: Susquenita hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Everything went the Blackhawks' way against Greenwood on Thursday as they made off with a 20-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Blackhawks, who have now won 15 contests by nine runs or more so far this season.
Braelyn Prinz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Susquenita got a massive performance out of Addison Fritz, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and four RBI. That's the most RBI Fritz has posted since back in March. Emma Massie was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI.
Susquenita was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .609. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .343 or higher in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Upper Dauphin Area's offense. They lost 10-0 to Northern Lebanon on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, the Trojans' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Susquenita pushed their record up to 17-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Upper Dauphin Area, they moved to 8-5 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Susquenita was able to grind out a solid victory over Upper Dauphin Area in their previous meeting back in April, winning 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blackhawks since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
