Girard is on a three-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Oil City an eight-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Girard Yellowjackets will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Oil City Oilers at 4:00 p.m.
Girard is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They came up short against Titusville on Tuesday, falling 15-2.
Girard saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danielle Suscheck, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Oil City beat Eisenhower 8-3 on Friday.
Hope Harriott made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Harriott was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Shalyn Whittemore, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Addison Schnitzer, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
Everything went Girard's way against Oil City in their previous meeting back in March of 2019, as Girard made off with a 10-0 win. Will Girard repeat their success, or does Oil City has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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