Lewisburg is 2-7 against Mifflinburg since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lewisburg Green Dragons will head out on the road to take on the Mifflinburg Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Lewisburg is is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 15th straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They lost 17-0 to Muncy.
Meanwhile, Mifflinburg waltzed into their match on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Warriors a 2-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Taylor Stewart's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brooke Gessner was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Lewisburg's loss dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Mifflinburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Lewisburg might still be hurting after the 20-0 defeat they got from Mifflinburg in their previous matchup on April 11th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gessner, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Now that Lewisburg knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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