Old Forge has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Dunmore Bucks at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Old Forge: 2.4, Dunmore: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Old Forge can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They blew past Carbondale Area 8-1.
Karen Sickle spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up 14 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Talia Piragas was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Arnold, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, while Dunmore put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Riverside. Dunmore came out on top in a nail-biter against Riverside and snuck past 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Dunmore.
Rachel Walsh was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Walsh was also big at the plate, getting on base in 13 of her 15 plate appearances with.
Walsh wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Canavan, who went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases.
Old Forge's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3. As for Dunmore, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Old Forge has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Dunmore struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Old Forge took their win against Dunmore when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 6-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Walsh, who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Old Forge still be able to contain Walsh? There's only one way to find out.
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