Marple Newtown is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Bristol is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Fightin' Tigers will welcome the Warriors at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Marple Newtown 2.1, Bristol 1.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Marple Newtown is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They never let East get on the board and left with a 2-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Fightin' Tigers have posted since April 23rd.
Meanwhile, Bristol was able to grind out a solid win over New Hope-Solebury on Friday, taking the game 9-4.
Brianna Slack made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Slack was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Amirah Bell was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Cayleigh Januszka, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
Bristol's victory bumped their record up to 17-1. As for Marple Newtown, their win bumped their record up to 19-2.
Marple Newtown came out on top in a nail-biter against Bristol in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 3-1. Will the Fightin' Tigers repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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