McCutcheon is 2-8 against Harrison since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The McCutcheon Mavericks will challenge the Harrison Raiders at 5:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
McCutcheon will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 11-run contest in their last game. They fell just short of Westfield by a score of 8-6.
Kaidynn Peckinpaugh was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Peckinpaugh has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Peckinpaugh was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and a double.
In other batting news, Jacquelin All and Mackenzie Taylor stepped up to the plate in a big way. All went 4-for-4 with a home run, two doubles, and two RBI, while Taylor went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayle Peterson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, McCutcheon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Westfield only posted a batting average of .312.
Meanwhile, Harrison faced Western in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Harrison lost 12-2 to Western. Harrison's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Harrison saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Mobley, who went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
McCutcheon's defeat dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Harrison, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-4.
McCutcheon's speedy runners might be the difference in Tuesday's game. McCutcheon has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Harrison, though, as they've been averaging only 1.3. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will McCutcheon continue to outrun the ball?
McCutcheon might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Harrison in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Harrison's Rylan Gick, who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Now that McCutcheon 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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