After six games on the road, Harbor Creek is heading back home. They will take on the Fort LeBoeuf Bison at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Monday, everything went Harbor Creek's way against Fairview as Harbor Creek made off with a 20-2 victory.
Addison Lucas made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Lucas has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lucas was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI.
In other batting news, Brooklynn Cipalla was a standout: she scored four runs and stole two bases while going 5-for-5. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Annabella Cipalla was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
Meanwhile, Fort LeBoeuf came tearing into Monday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Bobcats 12-1.
Ibree Rodgers and Londyn Davis did most of the damage at the plate: Rodgers went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Davis went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ryan Shields, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Harbor Creek is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Fort LeBoeuf, they pushed their record up to 12-4 with that win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Harbor Creek has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 12.4 hits per game. However, it's not like Fort LeBoeuf struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.4. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Harbor Creek couldn't quite finish off Fort LeBoeuf in their previous meeting back in April and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fort LeBoeuf's Kiernan Skelton, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Harbor Creek knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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