The Penn Hills Indians will head out to square off against the New Castle Hurricanes at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Penn Hills is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
Monday just wasn't the day for Penn Hills' offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-0 to North Hills, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, New Castle suffered their closest loss since April 2, 2024 on Monday. They fell just short of Plum by a score of 18-16. The Hurricanes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mikayla DiGennaro and Keara Mangieri stepped up to the plate in a big way. DiGennaro got on base in all five of her plate appearances with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles, while Mangieri fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-5. Aliyah Stalczynski was another key player, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
Penn Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for New Castle, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Penn Hills has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like New Castle struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 3.4 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Penn Hills might still be hurting after the 16-0 defeat they got from New Castle in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Indians avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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