Harrisburg is 1-6 against Trinity since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Harrisburg Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Trinity Shamrocks at 4:00 p.m.
Harrisburg is is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game last Wednesday. They lost 20-3 to Middletown. One positive for Harrisburg, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Trinity gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over Milton Hershey. Winning may never get old, but Trinity sure is getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
Trinity got a great performance from Aubrie Holtzapple as she struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Allie Aschenbrenner, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Ana Ness was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Harrisburg's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Trinity, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Harrisburg suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Trinity in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Trinity's Landry Murray, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Now that Harrisburg knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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