The Greencastle-Antrim Blue Devils will head out on the road to face off against the West Perry Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Greencastle-Antrim is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Greencastle-Antrim is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Big Spring just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 3-1. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Blue Devils couldn't push the score so high this time.
Kiersten Swain
| 05/06/25 @ Big Spring | 12 |
| 05/01/25 vs Northern York | 7 |
| 04/29/25 @ Waynesboro | 9 |
| 04/25/25 vs Chambersburg | 12 |
| 04/17/25 @ Shippensburg | 17 |
| + 2 more games |
Kiersten Swain was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Caroline Logsdon made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Waynesboro hit West Perry with a 11-run second inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Mustangs lost 15-1 to the Indians. The Mustangs have struggled against the Indians recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
West Perry saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jada Swarner, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Greencastle-Antrim's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 12-1 and their overall record down to 17-2. As for West Perry, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14-1.
West Perry's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Greencastle-Antrim has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for West Perry, though, as they've been averaging only 3.2 strikeouts. Will Greencastle-Antrim keep running through batters, or will the Mustangs buck the trend?
Everything went Greencastle-Antrim's way against West Perry when the teams last played back in April, as Greencastle-Antrim made off with a 12-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Devils 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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