Old Forge and Lakeland are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Old Forge Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lakeland Chiefs at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Old Forge's favor as the team sits on nine straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Lakeland has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Old Forge owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Monday. They put the hurt on Dunmore with a sharp 6-0 win. Six seems to be a good number for Old Forge as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Not much got past Karen Sickle, who gave up just one hit and racked up 17 Ks to keep Dunmore off the board. Those a hit set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Meghan Marianelli was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kate O?Hearn, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Lakeland fell victim to Mid Valley and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-0 walloping at the hands of the Spartans.
Old Forge's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything went Old Forge's way against Lakeland in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Old Forge made off with a 12-2 victory. Does Old Forge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lakeland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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