The Punxsutawney Chucks are on the road again on Friday to play the Bald Eagle Area Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Punxsutawney will head into Saturday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Karns City on Saturday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the six-run defeat they were dealt last Wednesday. Punxsutawney fell just short of Karns City by a score of 13-11.
Meanwhile, Bald Eagle Area had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Dragons as they made off with an 11-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Bald Eagle Area, who have now won six contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Sierra Albright tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Addisyn Burns and Shae Housel did most of the damage at the plate: Burns scored three runs while going 3-for-4, while Housel scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sydney Thompson, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Punxsutawney dropped their record down to 2-6 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Bald Eagle Area, their win bumped their record up to 12-2.
Punxsutawney came up short against Bald Eagle Area when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 10-5. Can Punxsutawney avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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