After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three games, Northeast Bradford finally came back down to earth on Wednesday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Penn-Liberty Mountie. Northeast Bradford has not had much luck with North Penn-Liberty recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Kelsea Moore spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and five unearned) runs on six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On North Penn-Liberty's side, Mackenzi Tice was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Tice was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Saige Lehman was incredible, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Northeast Bradford's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7. As for North Penn-Liberty, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 17-0.
Northeast Bradford does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Penn-Liberty, they will head out on the road to face off against Muncy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Muncy is on a six-game streak of home wins, North Penn-Liberty a 14-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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