Old Forge had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Palmetto Ridge Bears on Monday and snuck past 4-3. That's more bragging rights for Old Forge, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Karen Sickle made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Sickle was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Ariana Davitt was solid, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Palmetto Ridge's side, Tessa Delashmet spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just one earned (and three unearned) runs on ten hits.
On the hitting side, Palmetto Ridge saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karsyn Walters, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Palmetto Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Old Forge will head out on the road to face off against Bishop Verot at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bishop Verot's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Old Forge's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Palmetto Ridge, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Golden Gate at 7:00 p.m. Palmetto Ridge is facing Golden Gate at the right time seeing as Golden Gate is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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