In what's become a running theme this season, Northwest Area gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Millville Quakers with a sharp 16-3 win. The victory was familiar territory for Northwest Area who now have three in a row.
Addisyn Diltz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Diltz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jordin Bowman, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Taite Gunther, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Millville's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caitlyn Ludwig, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Northwest Area pushed their record up to 11-2 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Millville, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
Northwest Area is on the road again on Wednesday to play Wyalusing Valley at 4:30 p.m. Northwest Area is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13.1 runs per game this season. As for Millville, they will head out on the road to challenge Columbia Montour Vo-Tech at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Millville has given up an average of 10.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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