Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Nazareth Area walked away with it. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over the North Penn Knights on Monday.
Kylie Grover spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five runs (all of which were unearned) on seven hits.
Alina Weaver
| 06/02/25 vs North Penn | 5 |
| 04/01/25 vs William Allen | 4 |
| 03/26/25 vs East Stroudsburg South | 4 |
| 04/05/25 vs Notre Dame-Green Pond | 3 |
| 04/15/25 @ Whitehall | 2 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alina Weaver, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and one stolen base while going 3-for-4. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Shauna McNamee was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one home run.
Nazareth Area is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for North Penn, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-7.
Nazareth Area does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Penn, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Nazareth Academy at 2:00 p.m. North Penn's pitchers better be ready for this one: Nazareth Academy has averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season.
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