Old Forge put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Western Wayne Wildcats a 16-0 shutout. While fans of Old Forge might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Karen Sickle looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Old Forge let Talia Piragas and Meghan Marianelli loose on the outfield. Piragas went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Marianelli went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Juliette DeStefano, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Old Forge is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Western Wayne, their loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Old Forge beat Western Wayne by a score of 5-0 later that day.
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