The Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans will face off against the Northwest Area Rangers at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Greater Nanticoke Area is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They came up short against Dallas, falling 19-3.
Greater Nanticoke Area saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyvia Schneider, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one double. Juliana Percival was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Northwest Area made easy work of Wyoming Valley West on Friday and carried off an 8-1 victory. The Rangers have beaten the Spartans the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Spartans has come to flipping the script.
Jenna Robaczewski was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Robaczewski was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Ashlyn Hermanofski was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ava Ruckle, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Northwest Area kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in seven consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Northwest Area's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.2 runs on average over those games. As for Greater Nanticoke Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
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