The Allentown Redbirds will head out on the road to square off against the Northern Burlington Greyhounds at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Allentown: 3.6, Northern Burlington: 1.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Allentown is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Sayreville (and have done all season long). Everything went Allentown's way against Sayreville on Monday as Allentown made off with a 9-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Northern Burlington entered their tilt with Seneca with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over the Golden Eagles on Saturday. Six seems to be a good number for Northern Burlington as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Emily Shiner spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Haley MacArthur was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 2-for-5. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last four times she's played. Abigail Todd was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-5.
Allentown is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Northern Burlington, they pushed their record up to 18-3 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Allentown beat Northern Burlington 8-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Allentown since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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