North Schuylkill was the 17-2 winner over Danville when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The North Schuylkill Spartans fell just short of the Danville Ironmen by a score of 8-6 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that North Schuylkill has lost by exactly two runs.
For Danville's part, Jillian Lowe made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Lowe was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Brianna Blue was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
This is the second loss in a row for North Schuylkill and nudges their season record down to 8-7. As for Danville, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-9.
North Schuylkill does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Danville, they will be playing at home against Hughesville at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Danville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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