Tuscarora is 9-1 against Broad Run since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Tuscarora Huskies will be playing in front of their home fans against the Broad Run Spartans at 6:30 p.m. Tuscarora is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Tuscarora's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against James Wood last Monday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (2-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. Considering the last time they couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, Broad Run came into Monday's matchup having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let Rock Ridge onto the board and left with a 13-0 win on Monday. Considering Broad Run has won five games by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Samantha Zerfas made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Zerfas was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Abigail Mizelle, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Abby Diorio, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Tuscarora's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Broad Run, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8.
Tuscarora came out on top in a nail-biter against Broad Run in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 2-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Broad Run's Anna Weltens, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Tuscarora still be able to contain Weltens? There's only one way to find out.
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