After a string of 16 wins, Muncy's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the North Penn-Liberty Mountie by a score of 1-0. The contest marked the first time this season in which Muncy was not able to get on the board.
For North Penn-Liberty's part, not much got past Mackenzi Tice, who gave up just five hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Muncy off the board. Tice has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, North Penn-Liberty's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Payton Chapel, who went 2-for-3 with a triple.
Having lost for the first time this season, Muncy fell to 16-1. As for North Penn-Liberty, their win was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-0.
Muncy will be playing in front of their home fans against Williamson at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Williamson is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for North Penn-Liberty, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hughesville at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. North Penn-Liberty is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
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