Northern Burlington is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Florence Township Memorial is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Northern Burlington Greyhounds will take on the Florence Township Memorial Flashes at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Northern Burlington beats Florence Township Memorial with two runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Northern Burlington's pitcher stepped up to hand Burlington Township a 2-0 shutout on Monday.
Not much got past Mikayla Fontana, who gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Burlington Township off the board. Fontana has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Haley MacArthur was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Florence Township Memorial brought some dynamite into their most recent contest. They blew past Doane Academy 11-3. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Florence Township Memorial's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Northern Burlington is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Florence Township Memorial, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Everything went Northern Burlington's way against Florence Township Memorial when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Northern Burlington made off with a 10-3 win. Does Northern Burlington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Florence Township Memorial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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