The South Hagerstown Rebels will head out on the road to challenge the Tuscarora Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Hagerstown has six straight wins, Tuscarora has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
South Hagerstown is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against North Hagerstown on Wednesday as South Hagerstown made off with a 24-2 victory. The result was nothing new for South Hagerstown, who have now won six matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Kailia Burke was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and not a single walk). Burke was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brooke Buhrman, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Mackenzie Lamer, who scored three runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tuscarora didn't have quite enough to beat Oakdale on Tuesday and fell 2-1.
South Hagerstown pushed their record up to 8-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Tuscarora, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
South Hagerstown skirted past Tuscarora 11-9 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Does South Hagerstown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tuscarora turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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