Yorktown and Fishers are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Yorktown Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Fishers Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Yorktown is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Delta on Wednesday as Yorktown made off with a 26-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Yorktown considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Caitlin Laferney was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Laferney was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Abbey Booher was a standout: she scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Bella Chapman was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Fishers waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Shamrocks a 1-0 shutout.
Kate Murray spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Fishers' win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jenna Grubb, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Yorktown now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Fishers, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Yorktown couldn't quite finish off Fishers when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 3-1. Can Yorktown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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