Softball Game Preview: West Shamokin Wolves vs. Armstrong River Hawks

The West Shamokin Wolves are taking a road trip to square off against the Armstrong River Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

On Wednesday, everything went West Shamokin's way against Portage as West Shamokin made off with a 13-2 victory. The Wolves haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Avery Elkin

Hits (Career)

03/19/25 vs Portage	4
04/30/24 vs Homer-Center	3
04/22/24 vs Cambria Heights	3
04/09/24 vs Purchase Line	3
05/09/24 @ Homer-Center	2

Avery Elkin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Elkin was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, West Shamokin got a massive performance out of Cameron Vandervort, who went 3-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Madi Keirn was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

West Shamokin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Portage only posted an OBP of .250.

Meanwhile, Armstrong earned a 7-4 victory over Indiana on Wednesday.

West Shamokin's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9 runs. As for Armstrong, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.