The Galway Golden Eagles will take on the Stillwater Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Galway comes in on eight and Stillwater on six.
Galway is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Maple Hill a 5-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Stillwater got the win against Granville on Tuesday by a conclusive 16-8. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won nine contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Eden Resch made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up six earned (and two unearned) runs off 11 hits. Resch was even better at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, seven RBI, and three runs. Those seven RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Katie Coogan and Sofia Perniciaro did most of the damage at the plate: Coogan went 4-for-5 with three runs, one double, and one RBI, while Perniciaro got on base in four of her six plate appearances with five runs and two RBI. That's the most runs Perniciaro has posted since back in April. Eva Thompson was another key player, going 2-for-5 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Stillwater always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .574. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Granville only posted an OBP of .333.
Galway's win was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Stillwater, their win bumped their record up to 12-6.
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