Scranton is 6-1 against Magazine since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Scranton Rockets will head out on the road to challenge the Magazine Rattlers at 4:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Scranton comes in on eight and Magazine on three.
Scranton gave up the first runs last Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 4-1 win over Dover.
DeLaney Mainer made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Mainer has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Mainer was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Mainer wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Morgan Lensing, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Magazine can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They blew past Paris 7-1.
Scranton has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season. As for Magazine, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-8.
Everything went Scranton's way against Magazine in their previous meeting two weeks ago as Scranton made off with a 9-3 win. Does Scranton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Magazine turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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