The Towanda Black Knights will take on the Cowanesque Valley Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Towanda's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Cowanesque Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Towanda's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hughesville on Saturday. The Black Knights' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Towanda saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kynlee Kunkle, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Cowanesque Valley and Athens meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Indians came up short against the Wildcats, falling 18-3. Like the Black Knights, the Indians also had to let a streak go: they had won three straight, but that streak is no more.
Zeraya Wilson was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and one triple.
Towanda's loss dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Cowanesque Valley, they now have a losing record of 7-8.
Towanda's speedy runners might be the difference in Monday's contest. The Black Knights have been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.1 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Cowanesque Valley, though, as they've been averaging only 0.9 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Towanda continue to outrun the ball?
Towanda beat Cowanesque Valley 8-3 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will the Black Knights repeat their success, or do the Indians have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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