The Northern Burlington Greyhounds will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Timber Creek Regional Chargers at 6:30 p.m. Northern Burlington will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Northern Burlington's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Wednesday. They blew past Florence Township Memorial 12-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Northern Burlington considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Emily Shiner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Shiner was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Haley MacArthur, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Abigail Todd was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Timber Creek Regional ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Highland Regional out 5-4.
Devin Brandley spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up 17 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Timber Creek Regional saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayla Roman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Santillo, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Northern Burlington is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Timber Creek Regional, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-10.
Northern Burlington took their win against Timber Creek Regional when the teams last played back in April of 2017 by a conclusive 14-6. Will Northern Burlington repeat their success, or does Timber Creek Regional have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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