The Northwestern Lehigh Tigers will take on the Interboro Buccaneers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northwestern Lehigh is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They never let Athens get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Meanwhile, Interboro waltzed into their matchup on Monday with 16 straight wins... but they left with 17. They put the hurt on the Pioneers with a sharp 19-0 win.
Jules Bergen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 18 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Summer Burrell was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Ava Rudolph, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base.
Interboro was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .923. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .393 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Interboro's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games. As for Northwestern Lehigh, their record is now 21-3.
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