The Seneca Bobcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Harbor Creek Huskies at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Seneca finally turned things around against North East on Thursday. Seneca was the clear victor by a 12-4 margin over North East. The high-scoring effort was just what Seneca needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Meanwhile, Harbor Creek can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Mercyhurst Prep a 27-0 shutout. Harbor Creek's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Talon King was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. King has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. King was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Harbor Creek got a massive performance out of Brooke Przybylski, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Brooklynn Cipalla, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Seneca's win bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Harbor Creek, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Seneca might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Harbor Creek when the teams last played on Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of King, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Now that Seneca knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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