It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but New Hope had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lafayette Commodores a 1-0 shutout. The game was the first time the Trojans have beaten the Commodores on their field since April 29, 2022.
Not much got past Kaselyn Harcrow, who gave up just a hit to keep Lafayette off the board.
New Hope has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 19 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Lafayette, they moved to 25-7 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Commodores beat New Hope by a score of 5-4 on Saturday.
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