The Blackhawk Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Chartiers Valley Colts at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Blackhawk is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Blackhawk will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Chartiers Valley on Friday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the nine-point defeat they were dealt last Wednesday. Blackhawk fell just short of Chartiers Valley by a score of 7-5.
For Chartiers Valley's part, Delaney O'Connor made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. O'Connor was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Kaitlyn Truong and Marta Gualazzi did most of the damage at the plate: Truong went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI, while Gualazzi went 1-for-4 with a home run. Lily Duffill was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Blackhawk's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Chartiers Valley, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-2.
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