The Montoursville Warriors will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Mifflinburg Wildcats at 4:30 p.m.
Last Saturday, Montoursville suffered a rough 11-2 loss at the hands of South Williamsport.
Meanwhile, Mifflinburg waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Indians by a score of 8-5.
Taylor Stewart made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up five earned runs off ten hits. Stewart has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Stewart was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Pachucki Anna, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Madison Fohringer was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Montoursville's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Mifflinburg, they pushed their record up to 10-3 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Montoursville came up short against Mifflinburg in their previous meeting on April 9th, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stewart, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Now that Montoursville 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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