The Goshen Warriors will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Monroe Hornets at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Goshen will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Goshen and Clermont Northeastern meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Wednesday. Goshen came out on top in a nail-biter against Clermont Northeastern, sneaking past 4-3.
Skye Shaw made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Shaw was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Shaw wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Journey Combs, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. Another was Josie Purdy, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Monroe took care of business in their home opener (and then some) on Friday. Everything went their way against Bishop Fenwick as Monroe made off with a 13-3 win.
Goshen pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Monroe, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
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