Pine Grove waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the North Schuylkill Spartans out 5-3. For Pine Grove, this counts as revenge for the 7-5 defeat North Schuylkill walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Jamie Dinger spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on nine hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Callee Leffler, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Madison Shiffer, who went 2-for-5 with four RBI and two doubles.
Pine Grove is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for North Schuylkill, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-6.
Pine Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Schuylkill, they will head out on the road to take on Danville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Danville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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