Page is 2-8 against Summit since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Page Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Summit Spartans. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Page put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They never let Centennial onto the board and left with an 8-0 win.
The result came thanks to Shelby Buffington's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up 15 Ks. Those 15 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Adriana Callahan was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenna Adkisson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Summit had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with an 11-1 victory.
Summit got a massive performance out of Ashlyn Easley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Lakyn Canada was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Page's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Summit, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Page has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Summit struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Page came up short against Summit when the teams last played back in March, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Summit's Bella Uppinghouse, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Now that Page knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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