Blue Raiders
| 04/24/25 @ Our Lady of Lourdes Regional | 18 |
| 04/09/25 vs Mahanoy Area | 16 |
| 04/04/25 @ Lehighton | 13 |
| 04/15/25 vs Panther Valley | 12 |
| 04/14/25 vs Our Lady of Lourdes Regional | 11 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tamaqua). Everything went their way against the Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Red Raiders on Thursday as they made off with an 18-2 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Blue Raiders considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Nico Conahan and Megan Linkhorst did most of the damage at the plate: Conahan went a perfect 4-for-4 with four stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs, while Linkhorst went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three RBI gave Conahan a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Molly Evans, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Tamaqua always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .737. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Tamaqua's victory bumped their record up to 8-5-1. As for Our Lady of Lourdes Regional, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tamaqua will take on Blue Mountain at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Eagles' pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so the Blue Raiders' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Our Lady of Lourdes Regional, they will face off against Weatherly at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Our Lady of Lourdes Regional is facing Weatherly at the right time seeing as Weatherly is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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