Jim Thorpe is 0-10 against Pine Grove since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Jim Thorpe Olympians will head out on the road to face off against the Pine Grove Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, everything went Jim Thorpe's way against Shenandoah Valley as Jim Thorpe made off with a 15-5 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Jim Thorpe.
Melina Schwartz made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). Schwartz was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hannah Zacharias was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three runs and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Megan Rohrman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Pine Grove earned a 6-3 victory over Minersville on Monday.
The team relied heavily on Tailyn Bohr, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Callee Leffler, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Jim Thorpe's record now sits at 2-0. As for Pine Grove, their record is now 2-0.
Jim Thorpe might still be hurting after the 16-4 loss they got from Pine Grove when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Jim Thorpe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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