After only one run in their last match, Milton made sure to put some runs up on the board against Shamokin Area on Friday. Everything went the Milton Black Panthers' way against the Shamokin Area Indians as the Milton Black Panthers made off with a 10-2 win. For Milton, this counts as revenge for the 7-5 defeat Shamokin Area walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Logan Shrawder made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Shrawder was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Brayden Gower looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Chase Lytle, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Chase Knarr was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On Shamokin Area's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Neary, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
The victory got Milton back to even at 1-1. As for Shamokin Area, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Milton is on the road again on Saturday to play Millville at 11:00 a.m. As for Shamokin Area, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Shikellamy at 4:30 p.m.
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