The Central York Panthers will square off against the Northeastern Bobcats at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Central York has seven straight wins, Northeastern has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Central York's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on William Penn with a sharp 17-0 victory. Considering the Panthers have won five games by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Logan Craiger was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024. Alli Raynes was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Central York was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .600. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Northeastern lost 10-1 to Kennard-Dale on Monday.
Central York pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Northeastern, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Central York beat Northeastern 9-5 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Bobcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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