The York Catholic Fighting Irish will face off against the Littlestown Thunderbolts at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
York Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past William Penn 19-7 on Thursday.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Littlestown and Delone Catholic meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Thunderbolts' pitcher stepped up to hand the Squires a 15-0 shutout. The Thunderbolts might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Alexis Stonesifer was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run and five RBI. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ashlynn Gorsuch, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Hannah Barthel, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs.
Littlestown hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Littlestown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.2 runs over those games. York Catholic's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-8.
York Catholic suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Littlestown in their previous meeting back in March. Will the Fighting Irish have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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