The Mahanoy Area Golden Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mahanoy Area knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Shenandoah Valley likes a good challenge.
Mahanoy Area's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Weatherly.
Weatherly's batters probably weren't too happy with Kayla Long, who pitched a no hitter (she gave up a single walk). Long has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Naomi Kowalick, who scored three runs and stole nine bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Brode, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 22 runs the game before, Shenandoah Valley was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. They lost 17-1 to Marian Catholic.
Mahanoy Area's victory bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Shenandoah Valley, they dropped their record down to 1-14 with that loss, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Mahanoy Area took their win against Shenandoah Valley in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 16-1. Does Mahanoy Area have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shenandoah Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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