Harbor Creek is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Union City is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Harbor Creek Huskies will take on the Union City Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Harbor Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Harbor Creek gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand North East a 15-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Harbor Creek considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
North East's batters probably weren't too happy with Talon King, who pitched a no hitter (she gave up no walks).
On the hitting side, Brooklynn Cipalla was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Annabella Cipalla was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Union City's offense. Their rough 13-0 defeat to Northwestern on Thursday might stick with them for a while. The match marked the first time this year in which Union City was not able to get on the board.
The win got Harbor Creek back to even at 3-3. As for Union City, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Harbor Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Union City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Harbor Creek's way against Union City when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Harbor Creek made off with a 7-1 victory. Does Harbor Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Union City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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