Northeast Bradford had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Canton Warriors as they made off with a 14-3 win. This was payback for Northeast Bradford, who suffered a 3-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Makenna Callear made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Callear was also big at the plate, scoring four runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Northeast Bradford let Hannah Berger and Kierra Delancey loose on the outfield. Berger scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances, while Delancey scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Melanie Shumway, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Canton's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rylin Graham, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Northeast Bradford's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Canton, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northeast Bradford will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Sullivan County at 11:00 a.m. on April 20th. As for Canton, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Williamson at 4:30 p.m. Canton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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