The Northampton Konkrete Kids will take on the Pine Grove Cardinals at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northampton was handed a eight-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past Bethlehem Catholic 4-3.
Meanwhile, Pine Grove had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They never let the Panthers get on the board and left with a 12-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won seven contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Callee Leffler was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 4-for-4. She has been hot for a while, having posted at least one stolen base the last 14 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Addison Zimmerman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Pine Grove was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .484. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in eight consecutive games.
Pine Grove's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Northampton, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
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