Wyoming Area waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans. That's more bragging rights for Wyoming Area, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Alexa Gasek made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Gasek has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Gasek was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Gasek wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Marissa Giardina, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Wyoming Area is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Greater Nanticoke Area, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7.
Wyoming Area will face off against Pittston at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pittston will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Wyoming Area surely won't give up without a fight. As for Greater Nanticoke Area, they will head out on the road to take on Berwick at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Berwick is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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