Softball Preview: Old Forge Blue Devils vs. Carbondale Area Chargers
The Old Forge Blue Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Carbondale Area Chargers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Old Forge has four straight wins, Carbondale Area has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Old Forge beats Carbondale Area with ten runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Old Forge never let Honesdale onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Wednesday. Considering Old Forge has won six games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Old Forge got a massive performance out of Talia Piragas, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Lilianna Lenceski was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Carbondale Area fell victim to West Scranton and their airtight pitching crew back in March. They lost 15-0 to the Invaders.
Old Forge pushed their record up to 12-3 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Carbondale Area, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Old Forge's way against Carbondale Area in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Old Forge made off with a 10-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Old Forge since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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