Northern Burlington entered their tilt with Florence Township Memorial with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Florence Township Memorial Flashes a 12-0 shutout on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Northern Burlington considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Emily Shiner made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Shiner was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Haley MacArthur, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Abigail Todd, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Northern Burlington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Florence Township Memorial, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northern Burlington will take on Haddon Township at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Florence Township Memorial, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Bordentown at 3:45 p.m.
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