The Northern Burlington Greyhounds will head out on the road to square off against the Seneca Golden Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northern Burlington has seven straight wins, Seneca has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Seneca's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Saturday: Northern Burlington had not allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Northern Burlington put the hurt on Timber Creek Regional with a sharp 6-0 victory on Friday.
Timber Creek Regional's batters probably weren't too happy with Mikayla Fontana, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 12 Ks (she gave up three walks). Fontana also set a new season high mark in hits with no.
At the plate, Riley Pieloch was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Haley MacArthur was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Seneca's offense. They lost 10-0 to Paul VI on Wednesday.
Seneca saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Lawson, who went 1-for-3 with a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Adamson, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a stolen base.
Northern Burlington pushed their record up to 17-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Seneca, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
Saturday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Northern Burlington hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .322. However, it's not like Seneca struggles in that department as they've averaged .322. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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