Eagles
| 03/20/25 @ Governor Mifflin | 22 |
| 05/12/25 @ Our Lady of Lourdes Regional | 18 |
| 04/19/25 vs Brandywine Heights Area | 15 |
| 04/09/25 vs Our Lady of Lourdes Regional | 15 |
| 03/25/25 vs Panther Valley | 15 |
With a playoff win on the line, Blue Mountain rose to the challenge on Friday. Everything went their way against the Palmerton Blue Bombers as they made off with a 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won 15 games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Chloe Brown was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Addyson Fishburn was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Another player making a difference was Avery Hudock, who got on base in two of her three plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Blue Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They are a perfect 11-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Blue Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.6 runs over those games. As for Palmerton, they dropped their record down to 9-11 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Looking ahead, Blue Mountain will face off against North Schuylkill at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 2.4, the Spartans 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. Palmerton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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