The New Philadelphia Quakers will challenge the Dover Crimson Tornadoes at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as New Philadelphia comes in on seven and Dover on six.
On Saturday, New Philadelphia beat Louisville 10-5.
Reese Loveday and Ellie Mason did most of the damage at the plate: Loveday went 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI, while Mason went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Another player making a difference was Sidney Vandall, who got on base in two of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Meanwhile, Dover got themselves on the board against Tri-Valley on Wednesday, but Tri-Valley never followed suit. They won by a run and slipped past the Scotties 1-0.
Kara Lint tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April.
Dover's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for New Philadelphia, their record is now 20-7.
New Philadelphia couldn't quite finish off Dover in their previous matchup back in April and fell 3-1. Can the Quakers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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