Warriors aren't worriers
The Susquehannock softball team has been to something very close to softball hell and back, surviving a 17-inning marathon in one game and staging an unlikely two-out comeback in the seventh inning in another to keep their hopes of repeating as PIAA Class AAA champions alive.
And with an undefeated Milton team that beat the two teams that finished ahead of Susquehannock in the District 3 tournament up next, the Warriors may have their toughest still to come. Right?
During the Warriors final practice before Friday's noon title contest against the Black Panthers at Shippensburg, Megan Sheaf said she doesn't think so.
"I mean, it'll probably be close," Sheaf said. "But we know the pain of extra innings. We'll probably jump on them quicker and get it over with."
It's a mentality coach Dave Pollick said his common among his successful squad. While it wouldn't be very hard to make the case for Milton as the favorite heading into the championship game, the Warriors are not worried.
"My kids don't know any better," Pollick said. "I don't think they are going to be intimidated or bothered by that because they have this willful, we're-going-to-do-our-thing attitude that's really neat."
Sheaf doesn't know much about Milton and doesn't feel there's much she needs to know.
"All we've heard about is the undefeated record and we're not worried about anything else," Sheaf said. "Actually, we're not worried about that either."
