The Owego Free Academy River Hawks will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Tioga Tigers at 5:00 p.m.
Owego Free Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Chenango Valley on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 5-4. Owego Free Academy has struggled against Chenango Valley recently, as their match on Wednesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Carsten Crawford was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she tossed eight innings while giving up five earned runs off 11 hits. Crawford has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Crawford was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jill Lewis was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tioga can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. They put the hurt on Newark Valley with a sharp 23-1 victory. While fans of Tioga might be used to big wins, the 22-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Owego Free Academy now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Tioga, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
Owego Free Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Tioga when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 9-7. Will Owego Free Academy repeat their success, or does Tioga have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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