Wyoming Valley West is 0-10 against Tunkhannock since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Wyoming Valley West Spartans will be playing at home against the Tunkhannock Tigers at 4:15 p.m.
Wyoming Valley West is is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They fell just short of Dallas by a score of 9-8. That's two games in a row now that Wyoming Valley West has lost by just one run.
Madison Austra and Kyla Hand stepped up to the plate in a big way. Austra went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double, while Hand fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Lynch, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Wyoming Valley West lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Tunkhannock can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Dallas a 16-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Tunkhannock.
Tunkhannock got a massive performance out of Lucy Karp, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. MaKenzie Bevan was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Wyoming Valley West's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Tunkhannock, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Wyoming Valley West might still be hurting after the 12-0 defeat they got from Tunkhannock in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tunkhannock's Mckenzie Hannon, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched. Now that Wyoming Valley West knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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