The Greensburg Salem Golden Lions will take on the Freeport Yellowjackets at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Greensburg Salem will be strutting in after a win while Freeport will be coming in after a loss.
On Friday, Greensburg Salem was able to grind out a solid victory over Derry, taking the game 9-5.
Alle Scarpa spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 13 Ks.
On the hitting side, Cate Waugaman was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Katana Schade, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Freeport was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Indiana.
Greensburg Salem is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Freeport, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Greensburg Salem took their victory against Freeport when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 6-0 score. Will the Golden Lions repeat their success, or do the Yellowjackets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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