Neshannock is on a 13-game streak of home wins, while Bentworth is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Neshannock Lancers will take on the Bentworth Bearcats at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Neshannock: 0.4, Bentworth: 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
If Neshannock beats Bentworth with five runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Neshannock's pitcher stepped up to hand Our Lady of the Sacred Heart a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Neshannock has won by exactly five runs.
Not much got past Addy Frye, who gave up just one hit and racked up 14 Ks to keep Our Lady of the Sacred Heart off the board. Frye has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Miley Anderson, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Gabby Quinn was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Bentworth rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Spartans.
Sydney Gonglik was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Gonglik was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Gonglik wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sofia Gaussa, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Neshannock's victory bumped their record up to 23-0. As for Bentworth, their win bumped their record up to 17-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Neshannock hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Bentworth struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Neshannock's way against Bentworth in their previous meeting back in May of 2019 as Neshannock made off with a 10-4 victory. Will Neshannock repeat their success, or does Bentworth have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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