The Upper Dublin Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Upper Dublin will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 11-run game in their last game. They fell just short of Bristol by a score of 7-5.
Kyla Garrison put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Garrison has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Garrison was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Kaitlyn Zacharia was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Upper Dublin didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bristol only tossed six.
Meanwhile, after a string of 13 wins, Plymouth Whitemarsh's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of East by a score of 4-2.
Caelin Kosvitch was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Upper Dublin's record now sits at 9-8. As for Plymouth Whitemarsh, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-3.
Thursday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Upper Dublin hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .325. However, it's not like Plymouth Whitemarsh struggles in that department as they've averaged .343. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Upper Dublin might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Plymouth Whitemarsh when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Plymouth Whitemarsh's Rian Reed, who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Now that Upper Dublin knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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