The Whitehall Zephyrs will venture away from home to face off against the Parkland Trojans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Parkland will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Whitehall extended their winning streak to four on Wednesday. The Zephyrs put the hurt on Louis E. Dieruff with a sharp 13-3 win.
The team relied heavily on Nya Brown, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyra Miller, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Whitehall was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Parkland). They were the clear victors by a 20-1 margin over William Allen on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Addison Fritzinger looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Scerena Reed was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three runs, two RBI, and one double. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gianna Hudock, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and two runs.
Whitehall pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Parkland, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Whitehall beat Parkland 13-10 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Zephyrs since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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