The Delone Catholic Squires will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Susquenita Blackhawks at 4:15 p.m.
Susquenita is facing Delone Catholic at the wrong time: Delone Catholic suffered their first home loss of the season two weeks ago and they're likely out for redemption. They lost 14-3 to the Rams.
Meanwhile, while Susquenita put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Juniata. Susquenita narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Juniata 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Susquenita.
Ayahna Fleisher was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Fleisher has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Fleisher was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
Fleisher wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Braelyn Printz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Delone Catholic now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Susquenita, their win bumped their record up to 12-2.
Delone Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Susquenita when the teams last played back in May of 2015, winning 4-1. Does Delone Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Susquenita turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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