Laurel Highlands is 0-7 against Greensburg Salem since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Laurel Highlands Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Greensburg Salem Golden Lions at 4:15 p.m. Laurel Highlands will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Laurel Highlands will head into Thursday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by ten) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Ringgold 5-3.
Harlie Dirda was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Dirda was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
In other batting news, Lindsay Klink and Niaha Dillard did most of the damage at the plate: Klink scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Dillard went 2-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Greensburg Salem fell victim to Elizabeth Forward and their airtight pitching crew last Friday. They lost 15-0 to the Warriors. Greensburg Salem has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The victory got Laurel Highlands back to even at 5-5. As for Greensburg Salem, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Laurel Highlands suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to Greensburg Salem in their previous meeting on April 15th. Can Laurel Highlands avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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