Milton is 0-5 against Shamokin Area since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Milton Black Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Shamokin Area Indians at 4:30 p.m.
Milton's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Montoursville on Tuesday. They lost 12-0 to the Warriors.
Meanwhile, Shamokin Area stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over Central Columbia. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Shamokin Area.
EMMA KURTZ made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. KURTZ has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. KURTZ was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Shamokin Area got a massive performance out of AVA BONSHOCK, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was AVA HUGHES, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Milton's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Shamokin Area, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
Milton might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Shamokin Area in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of KURTZ, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Now that Milton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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