The Northern York Polar Bears will venture away from home to square off against the Greencastle-Antrim Blue Devils at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Northern York 4.1, Greencastle-Antrim 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Northern York's offense. They fell just short of Big Spring by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. The Polar Bears have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Greencastle-Antrim entered their tilt with Waynesboro on Tuesday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Indians a 12-0 shutout. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matches by six runs or more this season.
Kiersten Swain tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Caroline Logsdon, who went 2-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and one RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since April 1st. The team also got some help courtesy of Meadow Gambacurta, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
Greencastle-Antrim kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in seven consecutive games.
Greencastle-Antrim pushed their record up to 16-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Northern York, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
Northern York came up short against Greencastle-Antrim in their previous matchup on April 14th, falling 8-3. Can the Polar Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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