The Armstrong River Hawks will square off against the West Shamokin Wolves at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Armstrong was able to grind out a solid win over Indiana, taking the game 7-4. The River Hawks haven't had any issues with the Little Indians recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, West Shamokin got the win against Portage on Wednesday by a conclusive 13-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolves.
Avery Elkin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Elkin was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits.
In other batting news, Cameron Vandervort was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Madi Keirn, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
West Shamokin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Portage only posted an OBP of .250.
West Shamokin's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9 runs. As for Armstrong, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
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