Baseball Preview: Towanda Black Knights vs. South Williamsport Mountaineers
Towanda is 0-4 against South Williamsport since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Towanda Black Knights will head out on the road to face off against the South Williamsport Mountaineers at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Towanda is is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Saturday. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Montgomery.
Teagan Irish was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Irish was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Irish wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jack Wheaton, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but South Williamsport had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Mifflinburg on Saturday.
Even though they lost, South Williamsport didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mifflinburg only tossed three.
Towanda's record now sits at 2-7. As for South Williamsport, their record is now 6-2.
Towanda might still be hurting after the 13-3 loss they got from South Williamsport when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Towanda avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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