The East Allegheny Wild Cats will challenge the South Park Eagles at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: East Allegheny has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while South Park will arrive with nine straight wins.
East Allegheny is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell 8-4 to Brentwood on Wednesday.
Mercedes Benz
| 04/16/25 vs Brentwood | 11 |
| 04/14/25 @ Keystone Oaks | 4 |
| 04/09/25 @ McGuffey | 10 |
| 04/04/25 @ South Park | 0 |
| 03/21/25 @ Freeport | 3 |
| + 1 more games |
Mercedes Benz put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up seven earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits (and not a single walk). With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.2 strikeouts per game. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Benz wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mylayja Hicks, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Jaden Romanelli also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
Meanwhile, South Park faced Chartiers-Houston in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Eagles had just enough and edged out the Buccaneers 4-3.
South Park's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 8.2 runs this season. As for East Allegheny, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
East Allegheny suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to South Park in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will the Wild Cats 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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