The Greencastle-Antrim Blue Devils will challenge the Northern York Polar Bears at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Greencastle-Antrim is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
Greencastle-Antrim's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Waynesboro as they made off with a 12-0 victory. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 contests by six runs or more this season.
Kiersten Swain
| 04/29/25 @ Waynesboro | 9 |
| 04/25/25 vs Chambersburg | 12 |
| 04/17/25 @ Shippensburg | 17 |
| 04/14/25 @ Northern York | 10 |
| 04/03/25 vs Waynesboro | 11 |
Greencastle-Antrim got a great performance from Kiersten Swain as she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Swain has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Caroline Logsdon was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and one RBI. Those two triples gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Meadow Gambacurta, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
Greencastle-Antrim kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Northern York fell victim to Big Spring and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 1-0. The match marked the first time this season in which the Polar Bears were not able to get on the board.
Northern York has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-4 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Greencastle-Antrim, they pushed their record up to 16-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Greencastle-Antrim beat Northern York 8-3 in their previous meeting on April 14th. Will the Blue Devils repeat their success, or do the Polar Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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