Danville has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Mechanicsburg Indians at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Danville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Ridgedale 12-2. Danville's win was all the more impressive since Ridgedale was averaging only 4.06 runs allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, Mechanicsburg won against Fisher Catholic on Thursday with 14 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Mechanicsburg never let Fisher Catholic onto the board and left with a 14-0 victory. That's two games straight that Mechanicsburg has won by exactly 14 runs.
Jasalyn Sartin made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Sartin has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Sartin was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Addie DeLong was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Emily Conley, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI.
Danville is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for Mechanicsburg, they pushed their record up to 18-4 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home.
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