The Arcadia Redskins will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the North Baltimore Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Arcadia is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Lima Senior. Arcadia walked away with an 11-8 win over Lima Senior on Tuesday. The Redskins haven't had any issues with the Spartans recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Arcadia let Allyson McCartney and Addison Kennedy run wild. McCartney went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Kennedy scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. That's the most runs Kennedy has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Alexis Carter, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, North Baltimore made easy work of St. Joseph Central Catholic on Thursday and carried off an 11-5 win.
Brynlee Schmidt made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Schmidt was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Layla Delancy and Jessica Trout did most of the damage at the plate: Delancy scored three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Trout scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Jayme Zeigler was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases.
Everything went Arcadia's way against North Baltimore when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Arcadia made off with an 11-1 victory. Will Arcadia repeat their success, or does North Baltimore has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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