The South Park Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the East Allegheny Wild Cats at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Park has nine straight wins, East Allegheny has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
South Park is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Pennsylvania's top teams: Chartiers-Houston, who was ranked 12th at the time (South Park was ranked 25th). The Eagles skirted past the Buccaneers 4-3.
Meanwhile, East Allegheny scored the most runs they've had this season on Wednesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 8-4 to Brentwood.
Mercedes Benz put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up seven earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits (and not a single walk). With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.2 strikeouts per game. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Benz wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mylayja Hicks, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Jaden Romanelli also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
South Park's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average this season. As for East Allegheny, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went South Park's way against East Allegheny when the teams last played two weeks ago, as South Park made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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