It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Greencastle-Antrim ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Chambersburg Trojans 2-1. The two-run effort marked the Blue Devils' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Kiersten Swain spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Greencastle-Antrim saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaiden Zimmerman, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Blue Devils
| 04/25/25 vs Chambersburg | 2-1 |
| 04/23/25 vs Boiling Springs | 10-4 |
| 04/21/25 vs James Buchanan | 13-3 |
| 04/17/25 @ Shippensburg | 15-2 |
| 04/15/25 vs West Perry | 12-2 |
| 04/14/25 @ Northern York | 8-3 |
The victory was the sixth in a row for Greencastle-Antrim, bringing their record up to 15-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Chambersburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-4.
Greencastle-Antrim and Chambersburg should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. The Blue Devils will square off against Bishop McDevitt at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank advantage (21 vs. 405). Meanwhile, Chambersburg (ranked third) will meet Altoona (ranked 433rd) at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.
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