Jim Thorpe had lost six straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 2-19 to make it seven. They came up short against the Lehighton Indians, falling 11-1. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Jim Thorpe saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mara Levins, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
As for Lehighton, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-13. They not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 2nd (when they won 19-8).
On Lehighton's side, Aliyah Nothstein spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on five hits.
On the hitting side, Amber Yeakel was incredible, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those runs were her first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Sheckler, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI.
As of now, neither Jim Thorpe nor Lehighton have any future games scheduled.
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