The Octorara Area Braves will take on the Muhlenberg Muhls at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Octorara Area fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Ephrata on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mountaineers by a score of 15-14. Even if the Braves couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Peyton Motes was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in four of her six plate appearances with four RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. She also got two hits, marking her first of the season. Hailey Tidd was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-6.
Even though they lost, Octorara Area always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Muhlenberg came up short against Boiling Springs on Friday, falling 20-3.
Muhlenberg saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Wentzel, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one RBI.
Octorara Area's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Muhlenberg, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
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