The Upper Dublin Cardinals will face off against the Garnet Valley Jaguars at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Upper Dublin's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Garnet Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Upper Dublin's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 victory over Bayard Rustin.
Meanwhile, Garnet Valley got the win against Lower Merion on Monday by a conclusive 12-0. The Jaguars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Garnet Valley got a great performance from Ashlyn Thompson as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave Thompson a new career-high.
At the plate, Alaina Sareyka was incredible, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and two RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Audrie Criswell, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Garnet Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lower Merion only posted an OBP of .263.
Upper Dublin is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Garnet Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
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