The Hamilton Southeastern Royals will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Penn Kingsmen at 11:00 a.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Hamilton Southeastern is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let Carroll onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory.
Carroll's batters probably weren't too happy with Grace Swedarsky, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 19 Ks (she gave up no walks). Swedarsky has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Addy Justice was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Makenna Burlingame was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Penn entered their tilt with Lake Central with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They skirted past the Indians 4-2.
Aubrey Zachary spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on two hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ava Zachary, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Hamilton Southeastern has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. As for Penn, their win bumped their record up to 27-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Hamilton Southeastern hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Penn struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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