After four games on the road, Berkeley Springs is heading back home. They will take on the Spring Mills Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Spring Mills took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Berkeley Springs, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Berkeley Springs made easy work of East Hardy and carried off a 12-6 victory. The win was just what Berkeley Springs needed coming off of a 13-7 defeat in their prior match.
Alaira Harrington was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Harrington was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Berkeley Springs let Bailee Diehl and Jayda Thompson loose on the outfield. Diehl scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Thompson scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Layla Parsell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Spring Mills came up short against Penfield on Friday and fell 11-6. Spring Mills has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Like Berkeley Springs, Spring Mills also got a great game from a two-way player: Taryn Close. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Close has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Close was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Close wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Alexis Wagner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Berkeley Springs' victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-8. As for Spring Mills, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Berkeley Springs hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Spring Mills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Berkeley Springs suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Spring Mills in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wagner, who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that Berkeley Springs knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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