Wilkes-Barre is 0-5 against Pittston since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack will head out on the road to face off against the Pittston Patriots at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wilkes-Barre can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Crestwood with a sharp 13-4 win.
Meanwhile, Pittston put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Tunkhannock by a score of 3-0. Pittston's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matchups.
Not much got past Gianna Adams, who gave up just one hit and racked up 20 Ks to keep Tunkhannock off the board. Adams has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than 11 strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Pittston saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabby Gorzkowski, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Wilkes-Barre now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Pittston, their victory was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
Wilkes-Barre might still be hurting after the 20-0 loss they got from Pittston in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Adams, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over four innings pitched. Now that Wilkes-Barre 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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