The Minerva Lions will head out on the road to take on the Beaver Beavers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
Minerva lost 11-4 to Carrollton on Thursday.
Gabriella Kashdan was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Kashdan was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Kashdan wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Natalie Essick, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases. Adrianna Kashdan was another key contributor, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Minerva didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carrollton only tossed five.
Meanwhile, Beaver put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 14-0 margin over Wellsville.
Like Minerva, Beaver also got a great game from a two-way player: Megan Henrich. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Henrich was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alaina Bock, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Lily Schrieber, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Minerva has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season. As for Beaver, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-7-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Minerva hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Beaver struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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