Blue Raiders
| 04/17/25 @ Pottsville | 0-3 |
| 04/15/25 vs Panther Valley | 12-0 |
| 04/14/25 vs Our Lady of Lourdes Regional | 11-0 |
| 04/09/25 vs Mahanoy Area | 16-1 |
| 04/04/25 @ Lehighton | 13-1 |
Tamaqua dropped their record down to 7-4-1 on Thursday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pottsville Crimson Tide. The Blue Raiders were red-hot at the plate heading into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the four matchups prior), but the Crimson Tide's pitchers proved too tough.
Tamaqua got a good showing from Naomi Knitter, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Knitter has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Tamaqua saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ceanna Gormley, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
As for Pottsville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-5. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games.
On Pottsville's side, the result came thanks to Peyton Eckert's shutout, as she gave up just two hits.
At the plate, Jes Siminitus was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double.
Tamaqua and Pottsville could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. The Blue Raiders will take on Pine Grove at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (171 vs. 28). Meanwhile, Pottsville (ranked 282nd) will meet Blue Mountain (ranked 86th) at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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