Blue Mountain is on a 23-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Hamburg is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Blue Mountain Eagles will take on the Hamburg Hawks at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Blue Mountain: 2.2, Hamburg: 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Wednesday, Blue Mountain was able to grind out a solid victory over Pine Grove, taking the game 8-3.
Marla Freiwald made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Freiwald has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Freiwald was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Madison Heim was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Elle Walasavage, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Hamburg can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They never let Conrad Weiser onto the board and left with a 14-0 win.
Blue Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 14-1. As for Hamburg, their win bumped their record up to 16-1.
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