The St. Marys Flying Dutch will head out on the road to challenge the Central Mountain Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Marys is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Brookville on Monday as St. Marys made off with a 16-3 win. The victory was familiar territory for St. Marys who now have five in a row.
Taylor Gornati made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Gornati was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, St. Marys got a massive performance out of Molly Hanslovan, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Hanslovan has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kaylen Eozzo, who went 4-for-5 with three runs, a triple, and a double.
Central Mountain never got on the board in their matchup on Saturday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Danville on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-3 margin over the Ironmen.
Adalynn McKeague tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Taylor Wahlers was a standout: she scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Cora Myers was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
St. Marys pushed their record up to 13-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Central Mountain, their record now sits at 11-4.
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