The Donegal Indians are taking a road trip to challenge the Solanco Golden Mules at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Solanco will be up against a hot Donegal squad: the team just extended their winning streak to seven. The Indians' pitchers stepped up to hand Manheim Central a 10-0 shutout on Monday. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 24, 2023, but that streak is no more.
Fleetwood typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Solanco proved too difficult a challenge. They blew past the Tigers 16-5. The win was familiar territory for the Golden Mules, who have now won four games in a row.
Kira Roark made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Roark was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and one triple. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ava Fedoruk, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and four RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Carey, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
Solanco kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in six consecutive matches.
Solanco pushed their record up to 20-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Donegal, their record now sits at 17-5.
Donegal was able to grind out a solid victory over Solanco in their previous matchup back in May of 2015, winning 4-0. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Golden Mules have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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