Pine Grove is 9-1 against Pottsville since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Pine Grove Cardinals will look to defend their home field against the Pottsville Crimson Tide at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pottsville is hoping to do on Tuesday what Tamaqua couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Pine Grove's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Pine Grove came out on top against Tamaqua by a score of 9-4.
The team relied heavily on Callee Leffler, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Zimmerman, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pottsville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They skirted past Our Lady of Lourdes Regional 5-4.
Faith Toothaker made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Toothaker was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aubrey Scanlan, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Pine Grove has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Pottsville, their victory bumped their record up to 10-7.
Pottsville's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Pine Grove has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.9 hits per game. It's a different story for Pottsville, though, as they've been averaging 8.8. Given Pine Grove's sizable advantage in that area, Pottsville will need to find a way to close that gap.
Pine Grove took their win against Pottsville when the teams last played last Thursday by a conclusive 17-5. Will Pine Grove repeat their success, or does Pottsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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