The McDowell Trojans will be playing at home against the Conneaut Area Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
McDowell is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Erie (and have done all season long). McDowell put the hurt on Erie with a sharp 17-4 victory on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what McDowell needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Gabby DeLuca made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. DeLuca has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. DeLuca was even better at the plate, firing off four doubles, five RBI, and three runs while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Gracie Miller was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayva Mickel, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, while Conneaut Area put up plenty of runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Erie. Everything went Conneaut Area's way against Erie as Conneaut Area made off with a 16-0 win. That's two games straight that Conneaut Area has won by exactly 16 runs.
McDowell pushed their record up to 6-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Conneaut Area, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-5.
McDowell couldn't quite finish off Conneaut Area in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 3-1. Will McDowell have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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