Pine Grove is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Blue Mountain is on a seven-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Cardinals will welcome the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pine Grove's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victors by an 18-0 margin over Panther Valley.
Jamie Dinger made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in 15 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Pine Grove got a massive performance out of Callee Leffler, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lily Flynn, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Pine Grove kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Blue Mountain got the win against Our Lady of Lourdes Regional on Monday by a conclusive 20-2.
Blue Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 17-1. As for Pine Grove, their win bumped their record up to 18-1.
Pine Grove came out on top in a nail-biter against Blue Mountain in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 5-3. Do the Cardinals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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