The Bethel Park Black Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Chartiers Valley Colts at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Bethel Park will head into Wednesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run they dealt West Mifflin on Wednesday. Bethel Park was the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over West Mifflin. Bethel Park's victory was all the more impressive since West Mifflin was averaging only 3.47 runs allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, Chartiers Valley stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against Beaver as Chartiers Valley made off with a 15-3 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Chartiers Valley considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Delaney O'Connor was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). O'Connor has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. O'Connor was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Chartiers Valley got a massive performance out of Caitlin O'Farrell, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Kaitlyn Truong, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Bethel Park's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Chartiers Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Bethel Park skirted past Chartiers Valley 3-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2021. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Chartiers Valley's Jenna Boneysteele, who struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Now that she won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Bethel Park to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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