The Northern York Polar Bears will take on the Hempfield Black Knights at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Northern York turned things around against West Perry on Monday. They blew past the Mustangs 11-1. The Polar Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Hempfield waltzed into their contest on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged out the Trojans 4-2.
Kali Peifer was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Peifer was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Peifer wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jenna Ernst, who went 1-for-4 with three runs. Chloe Diener was another, going 3-for-4 with one run.
Hempfield was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matches.
Northern York's victory bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Hempfield, their win bumped their record up to 11-8.
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