Shikellamy entered their tilt with Line Mountain with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Line Mountain Eagles a 10-0 shutout on Monday. That ten run margin sets a new team best for Shikellamy this season.
Shanna Kimball looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Shikellamy got a big performance out of Blaire Balestrini, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Balestrini is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. Gweneth Wiest was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Shikellamy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Line Mountain, they dropped their record down to 6-6 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Shikellamy will square off against Jersey Shore at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Jersey Shore's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Shikellamy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Line Mountain, they will be playing at home against Upper Dauphin Area at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Upper Dauphin Area will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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