North Penn-Liberty's hitters rose to the challenge against a Indians pitching crew that boasted an average of only 2.8 points allowed on Tuesday. The North Penn-Liberty Mountie were the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over the Cowanesque Valley Indians. North Penn-Liberty might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three games by nine runs or more this season.
Haley Litzelman and Mackenzi Tice were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Litzelman tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Tice struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Litzelman scored a run while going 1-for-5, while Tice scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Saige Lehman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Megan Spohn, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with an RBI.
The victory for North Penn-Liberty keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs per game. As for Cowanesque Valley, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-1.
North Penn-Liberty will head out on the road to take on Muncy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Cowanesque Valley, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Addison at 4:30 p.m. on April 30th.
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