North Penn-Liberty put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Wyalusing Valley Rams as the North Penn-Liberty Mountie made off with a 10-2 win. Considering North Penn-Liberty has won seven contests by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Mackenzi Tice was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Tice has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Tice was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Saige Lehman was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nikki Kiscadden, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
On Wyalusing Valley's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allie Liddick, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
North Penn-Liberty pushed their record up to 9-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Wyalusing Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Penn-Liberty will face off against Corning-Painted Post at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. North Penn-Liberty knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past five matchups -- so hopefully Corning-Painted Post likes a good challenge. As for Wyalusing Valley, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Central Columbia at 5:00 p.m.
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