Northern Burlington is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Moorestown is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Northern Burlington Greyhounds will take on the Moorestown Quakers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Northern Burlington: 1.2, Moorestown: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Northern Burlington's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Florence Township Memorial 12-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Northern Burlington considering their two-run performance the game before.
Emily Shiner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Shiner was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Haley MacArthur, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Abigail Todd was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, Moorestown's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's sixth consecutive shutout on Tuesday. They beat Seneca by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-0.
Seneca's batters probably weren't too happy with Violet Marta, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 15 Ks (she gave up a single walk).
At the plate, Julia Miller was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Baylee Dangelo, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Northern Burlington is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Moorestown, their win bumped their record up to 17-4.
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