The Blackhawk Cougars will head out to face off against the New Castle Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Blackhawk was handed a heart-breaking two-run defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Ambridge last Friday. The Cougars never let the Bridgers get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. With that win, the Cougars brought their scoring average up to 7.2 runs per game.
Blackhawk got a massive performance out of Brynn Hysong, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those RBI marked the first that Hysong has brought in this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lara Selick, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.
Blackhawk always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .577. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2025.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times New Castle and Shenango have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Friday. The Hurricanes walked away with a 10-7 victory over the Wildcats.
The win got Blackhawk back to even at 2-2. As for New Castle, their victory bumped their record up to 11-7.
New Castle's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Blackhawk has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for New Castle, though, as they've been averaging only 3.4 strikeouts. Will Blackhawk keep running through batters, or will the Hurricanes buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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