The Northwest Area Rangers are taking a road trip to square off against the Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Northwest Area will be strutting in after a victory while Greater Nanticoke Area will be coming in after a defeat.
Northwest Area barely beat Wyoming Valley West the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Northwest Area blew past Wyoming Valley West 8-1 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rangers.
Jenna Robaczewski made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Robaczewski was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Ashlyn Hermanofski was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Ava Ruckle was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Northwest Area kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Greater Nanticoke Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 19-3 to Dallas.
Greater Nanticoke Area saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyvia Schneider, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one double. Another was Juliana Percival, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Northwest Area's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.the team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team won's by an average of 13 runs thus far As for Greater Nanticoke Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Northwest Area skirted past Greater Nanticoke Area 9-8 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwest Area since the team 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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