Harbor Creek put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Girard Yellowjackets a 14-0 shutout. Give Harbor Creek's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Talon King spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Brooklynn Cipalla was a standout: she scored three runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hannah Smith, who went 2-for-3 with two triples, two RBI, and a run.
Harbor Creek pushed their record up to 5-3 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Girard, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Harbor Creek has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Northwestern at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Harbor Creek: 2.9, Northwestern: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Girard, they will head out on the road to take on North East at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North East has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.33 runs per game on average), something Girard will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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