It was a good run, but Troy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 5-0 to the North Penn-Liberty Mountie. Troy was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior) but North Penn-Liberty's pitchers proved too tough.
For North Penn-Liberty's part, Mackenzi Tice spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits and racked up nine Ks. Tice has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, North Penn-Liberty's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Haley Litzelman, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Saige Lehman, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Having lost for the first time this season, Troy fell to 4-1. As for North Penn-Liberty, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-0.
Troy will take on Wellsboro at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Troy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Wellsboro's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for North Penn-Liberty, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Wyalusing Valley, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. North Penn-Liberty is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
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