The Minersville Battlin' Miners will head out on the road to take on the Selinsgrove Seals at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Minersville will be strutting in after a win while Selinsgrove will be coming in after a defeat.
Minersville will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Nativity BVM on Thursday. Minersville never let Nativity BVM get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The Battlin' Miners haven't had any issues with the Green Wave recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Eila O'Brien was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That one hit allowed gave her a new career-low. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sara McGrath, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those runs marked the first that she scored this season. Isabella Rizzardi was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
Minersville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Nativity BVM only posted a batting average of .111.
Meanwhile, Selinsgrove lost 15-3 to Milton on Tuesday. The Seals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Selinsgrove saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooklyn Cherry, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Minersville's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Selinsgrove, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-3.
Minersville was able to grind out a solid win over Selinsgrove when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 6-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Minersville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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