The Cedar Crest Falcons will head out to take on the Northern Lebanon Vikings at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Cedar Crest will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Cedar Crest took a ten-run defeat the last time they faced off against J.P. McCaskey, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Falcons had just enough and edged out the Red Tornado 21-20 on Wednesday. The win was some much needed relief for the Falcons as it spelled an end to their ten-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Northern Lebanon entered their tilt with Cocalico on Wednesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Eagles 16-4. Considering the Vikings have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Stephanie Palkovic and Lynsie Mauser made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Palkovic tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Mauser pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. At the plate, Palkovic got on base in three of her five plate appearances with one run, while Mauser got on base in three of her five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Addison Hollenbach, who went 2-for-5 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Olivia Shutter was another key player, going 2-for-5 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Northern Lebanon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .565. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Northern Lebanon's record now sits at 12-3. As for Cedar Crest, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-8 and their overall record up to 3-14.
Cedar Crest suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Northern Lebanon in their previous meeting back in March of 2019. Can the Falcons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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