The Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Bangor Slaters at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bangor is hoping to do on Wednesday what Pen Argyl couldn't on Monday: put an end to Notre Dame-Green Pond's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Notre Dame-Green Pond blew past Pen Argyl 7-1.
Rachel Fisher spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Skyler Howlett, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Hannah Lilly was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
Meanwhile, Bangor had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Wilson Area by a score of 10-6 on Saturday.
Bangor also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Jaelyn Silfies gave up four earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up seven Ks. Silfies has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kelli Snow and Kaylynn Figurski did most of the damage at the plate: Snow scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Figurski scored two runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Jade Hendricks, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Notre Dame-Green Pond's win bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Bangor, their victory bumped their record up to 4-12.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Notre Dame-Green Pond hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Bangor struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Notre Dame-Green Pond beat Bangor 17-12 in their previous meeting on April 7th. Does Notre Dame-Green Pond have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bangor turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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