Northwest Area is 0-3 against Muncy since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Northwest Area Rangers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Muncy Indians at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Northwest Area beats Muncy with 11 runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Northwest Area blew past Sugar Valley Rural 11-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Northwest Area.
Northwest Area let Dominic Cavuto and RJ Moyer loose on the outfield. Cavuto scored two runs while going 4-for-4, while Moyer scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Paul Voyton, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Muncy had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Griffins as they made off with a 19-2 win. Muncy's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Stiles Eyer was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Wommer, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Northwest Area is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Muncy, their victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Northwest Area came up short against Muncy in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 6-3. Thankfully for Northwest Area, Ross Eyer (who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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