It was a good run, but North Schuylkill unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Whitehall Zephyrs by a score of 3-2. North Schuylkill was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Whitehall apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Jaxson Chowansky made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run.
Even though they lost, North Schuylkill didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Whitehall only tossed five.
On Whitehall's side, they got a great performance from Ryan Lindenmuth as he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Whitehall saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Kovalcik, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
North Schuylkill's loss dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Whitehall, they pushed their record up to 10-6 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
North Schuylkill will head out on the road to take on Jim Thorpe at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. North Schuylkill is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. As for Whitehall, they will head out on the road to challenge William Allen at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. William Allen has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.31 runs per game on average), something Whitehall will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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