The Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Upper Dublin Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. The pair were dealt some close losses in their previous games and are determined not to let this one get away.
Plymouth Whitemarsh is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering East just ended the team's 13-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 4-2.
Caelin Kosvitch was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Upper Dublin had to settle for a 7-5 loss against Bristol on Friday.
Kyla Garrison was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Garrison has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Garrison was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Kaitlyn Zacharia made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Upper Dublin didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bristol only tossed six.
Plymouth Whitemarsh's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-3. As for Upper Dublin, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Thursday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Plymouth Whitemarsh hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .343. However, it's not like Upper Dublin struggles in that department as they've averaged .325. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Plymouth Whitemarsh's way against Upper Dublin in their previous meeting back in April as Plymouth Whitemarsh made off with a 12-2 win. Does Plymouth Whitemarsh have another victory up their sleeve, or will Upper Dublin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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