Elk Lake has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Tunkhannock Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Saturday, it was a hard-fought game, but Elk Lake had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Towanda.
Meanwhile, Tunkhannock put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over Pottsville. 12 seems to be a good number for Tunkhannock as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Mckenzie Hannon made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Hannon has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Hannon was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Erin Van Ness and Addisyn Waterman did most of the damage at the plate: Van Ness went 4-for-5 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Waterman got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Elaina Kulsicavage, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Having lost for the first time this season, Elk Lake fell to 2-1. As for Tunkhannock, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-2.
Elk Lake might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from Tunkhannock in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Elk Lake, Kaya Hannon (who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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