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| 05/22/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 04/01/24 - Home | 11-1 W |
| 05/14/22 - Away | 15-1 W |
North Penn-Liberty has gone a perfect 3-0 against Hughesville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The North Penn-Liberty Mountie will head out on the road to take on the Hughesville Spartans at 10:00 a.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Saturday.
If North Penn-Liberty beats Hughesville with nine runs on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Everything went North Penn-Liberty's way against Wellsboro on Wednesday as North Penn-Liberty made off with a 9-3 win. The victory continues a trend for the Mountie in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now won seven in a row.
Haley Litzelman made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April of 2024. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Madison Smith was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases. while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Elaina Shaw, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Hughesville took care of business in their home opener (and then some) on Tuesday. They never let Sullivan County get on the board and left with a 21-0 win.
North Penn-Liberty was able to grind out a solid victory over Hughesville when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Penn-Liberty since the team 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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