North Schuylkill is 5-0 against Danville since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The North Schuylkill Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Danville Ironmen at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
North Schuylkill will head into Wednesday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Wednesday after soaring to a 16-run game in their last game. They fell just short of Pine Grove by a score of 5-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Danville had to settle for a 7-5 loss against South Williamsport on Wednesday. Danville has not had much luck with South Williamsport recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Brianna Blue made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Breece Wilson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
North Schuylkill dropped their record down to 8-6 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Danville, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Everything went North Schuylkill's way against Danville when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as North Schuylkill made off with a 17-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Schuylkill 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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