After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Montgomery, Bucktail was happy to have turned things around on Monday. Everything went their way against the Northern Potter Panthers as they made off with a 14-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Bucks considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Angelo Tarantella made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Tarantella was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
In other pitching news, Austin Mosher tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
Tyler Hillyer
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Back at the plate, Bucktail got a massive performance out of Tyler Hillyer, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases and three runs. Those three runs gave Hillyer a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Teagan Stone, who went 1-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Bucktail's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Northern Potter, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Bucktail didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 17-2 loss against Muncy on the 7th. As for Northern Potter, they will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against Port Allegany at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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