There's no place like home for Pottsville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Jim Thorpe Olympians 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Pottsville also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Pottsville got a great performance from Peyton Eckert as she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Eckert has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jes Siminitus, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Bowers, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with an RBI.
Pottsville's win bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Jim Thorpe, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-15.
As of now, neither Pottsville nor Jim Thorpe have any future games scheduled.
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