North Schuylkill was the 17-10 winner over Jim Thorpe when they last played one another back in April, but their luck changed this time around. The North Schuylkill Spartans fell just short of the Jim Thorpe Olympians by a score of 4-3 on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that North Schuylkill has lost by just one run.
North Schuylkill saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kolton Joyce, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
North Schuylkill's loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Jim Thorpe, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-10.
North Schuylkill will be playing in front of their home fans against Blue Mountain at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Schuylkill will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. As for Jim Thorpe, they will head out on the road to take on Lehighton at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lehighton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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