The Tunkhannock Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Pottsville Crimson Tide at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tunkhannock's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over Wyoming Valley West. The win made it back-to-back victories for Tunkhannock.
Mckenzie Hannon was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over 4.2 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 solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Erin Van Ness was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Emily Patton was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Pottsville made easy work of Tamaqua on Wednesday and carried off an 8-2 victory.
Like Tunkhannock, Pottsville also got a great game from a two-way player: Faith Toothaker. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Toothaker was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Toothaker wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Madison Carl, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Lily Heinbach, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Tunkhannock is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Pottsville, their record now sits at 7-4.
Tunkhannock took their win against Pottsville when the teams last played back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 9-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tunkhannock since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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