Ellwood City is still undefeated this season after their contest against New Castle on Tuesday, but New Castle came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Ellwood City Wolverine narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the New Castle Hurricanes 10-8. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Ellwood City has scored all season.
Amber McQuistion made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up six earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. McQuistion has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. McQuistion was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Ellwood City got a massive performance out of Sara Schwarz, who went 4-for-5 with five RBI, three doubles, and a run. Keira Rozanski was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-5.
On New Castle's side, Aycealea Rose and Keara Mangieri did some serious damage despite the final result: Rose scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Mangieri scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabby Mangieri, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Ellwood City's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for New Castle, they dropped their record down to 1-1 with that loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ellwood City will take on Hopewell at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Ellwood City's favor is that they have posted big run totals every time they've taken the field this season. As for New Castle, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Butler at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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