The North East Grape Pickers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Harbor Creek Huskies at 4:00 p.m. North East has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Harbor Creek will come in with eight straight victories.
North East lost 11-1 to Union City on Friday.
North East saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cadence Jones, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Harbor Creek gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They never let Mercyhurst Prep onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. Harbor Creek's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three games.
Addison Lucas looked comfortable as she tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Harbor Creek got a massive performance out of Georgia Weber, who went 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Maggie Konieczki was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
North East's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Harbor Creek, their win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-4.
North East might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat 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 pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that North East knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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