Towanda is on a four-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while North Penn-Liberty is on a 11-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Towanda Black Knights will take on the North Penn-Liberty Mountie at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Monday, Towanda suffered a rough 10-2 defeat at the hands of South Williamsport.
Meanwhile, North Penn-Liberty can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They never let Wellsboro onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory.
Haley Litzelman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Litzelman has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Litzelman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Saige Lehman, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Megan Spohn was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Towanda now has a losing record at 3-4. As for North Penn-Liberty, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
Towanda came up short against North Penn-Liberty when the teams last played back in March, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Penn-Liberty's Mackenzi Tice, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Towanda knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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