The South Williamsport Mountaineers will challenge the Bald Eagle Area Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bald Eagle Area will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: South Williamsport extended their winning streak to six on Friday. Everything went the Mountaineers' way against Jersey Shore as they made off with an 11-5 victory.
Meanwhile, Bald Eagle Area's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Tuesday. They never let Bishop Carroll get on the board and left with a 15-0 win. The Eagles' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Sierra Albright made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Raelee Repasky, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Kailey Eckert was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
Bald Eagle Area was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .526. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in four consecutive games.
Bald Eagle Area pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for South Williamsport, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
South Williamsport beat Bald Eagle Area 3-0 in their previous meeting back in June of 2024. Do the Mountaineers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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