The Unionville Longhorns will face off against the Marple Newtown Fightin' Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Monday just wasn't the day for Unionville's offense. They came up short against Avon Grove on Monday, falling 6-0. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Longhorns' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Peyton Brown spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and four unearned) runs on seven hits.
Meanwhile, Marple Newtown entered their tilt with Strath Haven on Monday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 10-1 victory. Considering the Fightin' Tigers have won nine games by more than eight runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Marple Newtown got a great performance from Ally Snyder as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched. With that strong performance, Snyder is now averaging an impressive 5.2 strikeouts per game.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nicole Semerjian, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Corner, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Unionville's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Marple Newtown, their win bumped their record up to 16-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Unionville 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 Marple Newtown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8 home runs. 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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