The Shamokin Area Indians will be playing at home against the Sugar Valley Rural Phoenix at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shamokin Area has six straight wins, Sugar Valley Rural has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Shamokin Area gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They never let Selinsgrove onto the board and left with a 17-0 win. Shamokin Area's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
EMMA KURTZ made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. KURTZ has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. KURTZ was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, KENNEDY PETROVICH was incredible, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was AUTUMN KEHLER, who went 3-for-3 with six RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Sugar Valley Rural's offense. They lost 15-0 to Muncy on Wednesday.
Shamokin Area has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Sugar Valley Rural, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
Shamokin Area took their victory against Sugar Valley Rural in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 18-3. Will Shamokin Area repeat their success, or does Sugar Valley Rural have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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