Keystone Oaks is 0-4 against McGuffey since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the McGuffey Highlanders at 4:15 p.m. Keystone Oaks will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Keystone Oaks will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the nine-run they dealt Brownsville on Friday. Keystone Oaks was the clear victor by a 12-3 margin over Brownsville.
Kylie Stahl was incredible, scoring three runs while going 4-for-4. Nina Buckley was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, McGuffey has not done well against Waynesburg Central recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. McGuffey walked away with a 5-2 win over Waynesburg Central.
The team relied heavily on Julia Barr, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Faith Ealy, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
The victory got Keystone Oaks back to even at 7-7. As for McGuffey, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Monday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Keystone Oaks hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .323. However, it's not like McGuffey struggles in that department as they've averaged .343. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Keystone Oaks might still be hurting after the 10-2 defeat they got from McGuffey in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McGuffey's Makenna Crothers, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Now that Keystone Oaks knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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