General McLane is on a three-game streak of home losses, North East a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The General McLane Lancers will take on the North East Grape Pickers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
General McLane lost 18-1 to Cathedral Prep last Tuesday.
Makayla Rapela was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, North East put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Mercyhurst Prep a 9-0 shutout.
Not much got past Sydney Wittman, who gave up just one hit and racked up 18 Ks to keep Mercyhurst Prep off the board. Those 18 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, North East's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Holdsworth, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Julianna Coletta, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
General McLane's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for North East, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7.
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