The Dunkirk Marauders will head out on the road to challenge the Forestville Central Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Dunkirk's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Silver Creek and snuck past 1-0.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Forestville Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They had just enough and edged Frewsburg out 2-1.
Megan Gruber spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Forestville Central saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carilene Sliwa, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Dunkirk's win bumped their record up to 4-14. As for Forestville Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season.
Dunkirk might still be hurting after the 23-7 loss they got from Forestville Central when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gruber, who scored five runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Now that Dunkirk knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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