The Steel Valley Ironmen will take on the Taylor Allderdice Dragons at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Steel Valley's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Freedom Area 18-0. The win continues a trend for the Ironmen in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won five in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Taylor Allderdice, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 15-5 margin over Obama Academy of International Studies on Monday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Dragons needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Braelyn Altman made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Altman was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, two triples, and five RBI. Those two triples gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Amya Weisfield was a standout: she scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Delia Graham, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Taylor Allderdice always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .639. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Obama Academy of International Studies only posted an OBP of .364.
The victory got Taylor Allderdice back to even at 1-1. As for Steel Valley, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
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