The Dunmore Bucks will head out on the road to challenge the Old Forge Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Dunmore's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They skirted past Riverside 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Dunmore.
Rachel Walsh made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Walsh has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Walsh was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in 13 of her 15 plate appearances with.
Walsh wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Canavan, who went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases. Canavan is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played.
Meanwhile, Old Forge came tearing into Thursday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over the Chargers. Considering Old Forge has won seven matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Karen Sickle spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up 14 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Talia Piragas, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ava Arnold, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Dunmore has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Old Forge, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Dunmore has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.1 hits per game. However, it's not like Old Forge struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.3. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Dunmore suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Old Forge in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sickle, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Now that Dunmore knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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