Muncy and Bucktail are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Muncy Indians will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Bucktail Bucks at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Muncy stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They blew past Sugar Valley Rural 15-0.
Meanwhile, Bucktail was not the first on the board last Tuesday, but they got there more often. They skirted past Montgomery 4-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bucktail.
Makenzie Wagner made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Wagner was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Wagner wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kendall Wagner, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Muncy pushed their record up to 14-0 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Bucktail, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3.
Muncy beat Bucktail 4-0 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Muncy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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