The Harbor Creek Huskies will head out on the road to take on the Fort LeBoeuf Bison at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Harbor Creek gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Fairview. That's two games straight that Harbor Creek has won by exactly ten runs.
The team relied heavily on Georgia Weber, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Maggie Konieczki, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Fort LeBoeuf waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Yellowjackets a 23-0 shutout. Considering Fort LeBoeuf has won four games by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kiernan Skelton made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Skelton has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Skelton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Fort LeBoeuf got a massive performance out of Mya Stolz, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, six RBI, and three runs. Ibree Rodgers was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
Harbor Creek pushed their record up to 2-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fort LeBoeuf, their record is now 5-3.
Harbor Creek came up short against Fort LeBoeuf in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 7-3. Thankfully for Harbor Creek, Kendall Stull (who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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