Ellwood City easily dispatched Quaker Valley last Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Wolverine fell just short of the New Castle Hurricanes by a score of 8-6 on Tuesday. The Wolverine were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Hurricanes apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Rylee Prestopine was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Lena Lucarelli, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Ellwood City's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6. As for New Castle, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-10 record.
Coming up, Ellwood City is taking a road trip to take on Hickory at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for New Castle, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Union Area at 4:00 p.m.
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