The Ferndale Yellow Jackets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northern Cambria Colts at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Ferndale is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Greater Johnstown on Wednesday as Ferndale made off with a 20-5 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Ferndale with their most commanding win of the season.
Aubrielle Leverknight made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Leverknight has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Leverknight was even better at the plate, firing off two home runs, four stolen bases, and six RBI while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Ferndale got a massive performance out of Abigail Barley, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Deajah Chatman, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Northern Cambria has not done well against Cambria Heights recently (they were 0-7 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Northern Cambria won by a run and slipped past Cambria Heights 11-10. The win made it back-to-back victories for Northern Cambria.
Braelyn Pattison was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Skye Bernecky was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
The win got Ferndale back to even at 7-7. As for Northern Cambria, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Ferndale hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Northern Cambria struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Ferndale's way against Northern Cambria in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Ferndale made off with a 14-3 victory. Will Ferndale repeat their success, or does Northern Cambria have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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