Tunkhannock extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 17 on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 0-12 in the process. They came up short against the Wyoming Area Warriors, falling 17-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-1 on April 2nd.
As for Wyoming Area, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season. Considering they have won four games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
For Wyoming Area's part, Marco Altavilla looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave Altavilla a new career-high.
At the plate, Wyoming Area got a massive performance out of Jeremy Layland, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that Layland has snagged this season. Another player making a difference was David Fath, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Tunkhannock didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 6-1 loss against Valley View on the 27th. As for Wyoming Area, they will take on Lake-Lehman at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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