The Bishop McDevitt Crusaders will take on the Red Land Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Bishop McDevitt beat Gettysburg 7-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crusaders.
Janna Thomas made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Thomas was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Bishop McDevitt got a big performance out of Alivia Whiteside, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. Katelyn Roadcap was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Red Land had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 8-5. While the Patriots didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-8), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Red Land's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Bishop McDevitt, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
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