The Northern Potter Panthers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Otto-Eldred Terrors at 4:30 p.m. Northern Potter is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Northern Potter can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Smethport a 12-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Northern Potter who now have three in a row.
Jaylyn Williammee was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Williammee was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Taylor Knowles was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Raegan Slawson, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Otto-Eldred came up short against Elk County Catholic on Monday and fell 10-5. Otto-Eldred has struggled against Elk County Catholic recently, as their contest on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Northern Potter's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Otto-Eldred, their loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2.
Northern Potter took their win against Otto-Eldred in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 8-2. Will Northern Potter repeat their success, or does Otto-Eldred have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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