Cochranton is 1-9 against Saegertown since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cochranton Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Saegertown Panthers at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cochranton: 4, Saegertown: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Cochranton took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Tuesday. They never let Iroquois onto the board and left with a 2-0 win.
Not much got past Brooklyn Needler, who gave up just six hits to keep Iroquois off the board. Needler has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cochranton's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jaidin Frayer, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Danielle Hoffman, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Saegertown entered their tilt with Iroquois with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Braves on Tuesday as they made off with a 10-0 win. Considering Saegertown has won four contests by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Cochranton's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Saegertown, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Cochranton might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Saegertown when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Saegertown's Mikaila Obenrader, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Now that Cochranton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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