The Bartram Trail Bears will challenge the Creekside Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bartram Trail is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Bartram Trail is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They put the hurt on Sandalwood with a sharp 11-1 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what Bartram Trail needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Bartram Trail got a great performance from Ella Crouse as she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Crouse has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Addison Maliga and Lucie McDonald did most of the damage at the plate: Maliga scored a run while going 2-for-3, while McDonald scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ciara Belanger, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Creekside came up short against Baldwin on Thursday and fell 7-2.
Carly Dall was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
Bartram Trail has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-14 record this season. As for Creekside, their loss dropped their record down to 18-5.
Tuesday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Bartram Trail hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .327. However, it's not like Creekside struggles in that department as they've averaged .332. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Bartram Trail suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Creekside when the teams last played on April 15th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dall, who tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that Bartram Trail knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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