Berlin Brothersvalley is 0-10 against Meyersdale since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Berlin Brothersvalley Mountaineers will head out on the road to take on the Meyersdale Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Berlin Brothersvalley is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 16-3 margin over Forbes Road on Tuesday. The win was nothing new for Berlin Brothersvalley as they're now sitting on four straight.
The team relied heavily on Elsie Barna, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and five RBI while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Coral Prosser, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went Meyersdale's way against Everett on Tuesday as Meyersdale made off with a 7-1 victory.
Izabella Donaldson was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Donaldson has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Donaldson was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Marcella Dupre was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. Zoe Hetz was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Berlin Brothersvalley's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4. As for Meyersdale, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Berlin Brothersvalley hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Meyersdale struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.2. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Berlin Brothersvalley couldn't quite finish off Meyersdale in their previous matchup back in March and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Donaldson, who struck out 16 batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Now that Berlin Brothersvalley 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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