Towanda and Mansfield are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Towanda Black Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mansfield Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Towanda is out to stop a ten-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Towanda's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over South Williamsport.
Not much got past John Tavani, who gave up just three hits to keep South Williamsport off the board.
At the plate, Towanda's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Dawson Butts, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Giovanni Assante, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Mansfield had just enough and edged Wellsboro out 2-0 on Tuesday.
Towanda's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-7. As for Mansfield, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.
Towanda took their win against Mansfield in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 11-5. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mansfield's Alex Davis, who tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Towanda still be able to contain Davis? There's only one way to find out.
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