The Northern Burlington Greyhounds will be playing at home against the Haddon Township Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Northern Burlington sitting on six straight wins and Haddon Township on three.
Northern Burlington's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Florence Township Memorial 12-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Northern Burlington considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Emily Shiner was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Shiner was also big at the plate, 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. Abigail Todd was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, Haddon Township beat Our Lady of Mercy Academy 3-0 on Thursday.
Like Northern Burlington, Haddon Township also got a great game from a two-way player: Jordan Strauss. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Strauss was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Strauss wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Julie Broderick, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Northern Burlington is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Haddon Township, they pushed their record up to 12-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Northern Burlington suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Haddon Township in their previous matchup back in April of 2021. Will Northern Burlington have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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