The Lancaster Bruins will head out on the road to square off against the A.C. Flora Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Lancaster is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
Lancaster took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Berea a 5-0 shutout.
Not much got past Brianna Cataldo, who gave up just three hits to keep Berea off the board. Cataldo has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cameryn Cauthen, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kasyah Stover, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Meanwhile, A.C. Flora's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout. Everything went their way against Lancaster as they made off with a 12-0 win. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 games by seven runs or more this season.
Lancaster's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-11. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for A.C. Flora, their victory bumped their record up to 21-6.
Lancaster might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from A.C. Flora in their previous meeting on Thursday. Can the Bruins avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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