Eastern York and Kennard-Dale are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Eastern York Golden Knights will be playing at home against the Kennard-Dale Rams at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Eastern York beat West York Area 7-2.
Meanwhile, Kennard-Dale had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 16-4 win. Kennard-Dale might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
Taylor Rinaudo was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Rinaudo was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Hailey Serruto was a standout: she scored three runs while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lilliana Fleming, who scored four runs while going 3-for-5.
The victory got Eastern York back to even at 2-2. As for Kennard-Dale, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-2.
Eastern York took their victory against Kennard-Dale when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. Will Eastern York repeat their success, or does Kennard-Dale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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