The Elk Lake Warriors will head out to square off against the Tunkhannock Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Elk Lake fell victim to Columbiana and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 8-0 to the Clippers.
Meanwhile, Tunkhannock put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Morgantown 15-0.
McKenzie Hannon was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Tunkhannock got a massive performance out of MaKenzie Bevan, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Those three RBI gave Bevan a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alli Kinney, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Tunkhannock always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Morgantown only posted an OBP of .167.
Tunkhannock's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Elk Lake, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Elk Lake skirted past Tunkhannock 5-4 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elk Lake since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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