The Sayre Redskins will head out on the road to take on the Sullivan County Griffins at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Sayre will be strutting in after a victory while Sullivan County will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Sayre finally turned things around against Wellsboro on Thursday. Everything went Sayre's way against Wellsboro as Sayre made off with a 15-2 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Sayre considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Olivia Thompson was a standout: she scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Lantz, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Sullivan County's offense. They lost 6-0 to Northwest Area last Wednesday. Sullivan County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sullivan County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayla Fowler, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Sayre's victory ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-11. As for Sullivan County, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Sayre skirted past Sullivan County 10-9 in their previous matchup back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sullivan County's Mariah Halabuk, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Sayre still be able to contain Halabuk? There's only one way to find out.
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