North East is 1-8 against Fort LeBoeuf since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The North East Grape Pickers will head out on the road to challenge the Fort LeBoeuf Bison at 4:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
North East is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Northwestern on Tuesday. They lost 17-0 to the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Fort LeBoeuf's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Harbor Creek by a score of 1-0. Considering the last time Fort LeBoeuf couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Kiernan Skelton spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
North East now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Fort LeBoeuf, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-5.
North East suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Fort LeBoeuf in their previous meeting back in April. Can North East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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