The Whitney Young Dolphins will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Leyden Eagles at 4:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Whitney Young is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Maine West out 5-3.
Nyah Allen was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. Allen has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Allen was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Itzel Jaime, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Leyden ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Maine South and snuck past 8-7.
Like Whitney Young, Leyden also got a great game from a two-way player: Elise Bertsche. She tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Bertsche was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three doubles, three RBI, and two runs.
Bertsche wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carmen Richardson, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Whitney Young is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 26-11 record this season. As for Leyden, the win got them back to even at 13-13.
Whitney Young was able to grind out a solid victory over Leyden in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, winning 4-0. Does Whitney Young have another victory up their sleeve, or will Leyden turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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