There's no place like home for West Scranton, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Holy Cross Crusaders on Monday and snuck past 4-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as West Scranton also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Amelia Noll made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over nine innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Noll has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Noll was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Noll wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Madison May, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
West Scranton's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-5. As for Holy Cross, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3.
West Scranton will be playing at home against Riverside at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Holy Cross, they will head out on the road to challenge Lakeland at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Holy Cross is facing Lakeland at the right time seeing as Lakeland is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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