Tunkhannock is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Pittston is on a ten-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Tunkhannock Tigers will take on the Pittston Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Tunkhannock: 1.5, Pittston: 1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Tunkhannock's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Hazleton Area.
Mckenzie Hannon was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Hannon has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Hannon was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Erin Van Ness, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pittston can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. Everything went their way against Dallas as Pittston made off with an 8-0 win.
Tunkhannock is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Pittston, their victory bumped their record up to 9-0.
Tunkhannock couldn't quite finish off Pittston in their previous matchup on April 11th and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pittston's Gianna Adams, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Now that Tunkhannock knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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