The Susquenita Blackhawks will head out on the road to challenge the Delone Catholic Squires at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Susquenita is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
Susquenita will head into Wednesday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 14) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Juniata a 2-0 shutout.
Ayahna Fleisher made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Fleisher has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Fleisher was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
Fleisher wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Braelyn Printz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Delone Catholic entered their contest against Kennard-Dale two weeks ago without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Delone Catholic lost 14-3 to Kennard-Dale.
Susquenita's victory bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Delone Catholic, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Susquenita came up short against Delone Catholic in their previous meeting back in May of 2015, falling 4-1. Can Susquenita avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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