After four games on the road, Girard is heading back home. They will take on the Harbor Creek Huskies at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Girard lost 13-2 to Union City on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Harbor Creek had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They never let the Bison onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory.
The result came thanks to Addison Lucas's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, Maggie Konieczki was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Girard's defeat was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Harbor Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Girard might still be hurting after the 14-0 loss they got from Harbor Creek when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Harbor Creek's Talon King, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that Girard knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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