The Elk Lake Warriors will venture away from home to challenge the Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Elk Lake has ten straight wins, Greater Nanticoke Area has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Elk Lake came out on top against Carbondale Area on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive eight-run second inning. The Warriors' pitchers stepped up to hand the Chargers a 14-0 shutout. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Greater Nanticoke Area fell victim to Old Forge and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 15-0 to the Blue Devils.
Greater Nanticoke Area saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Haley Verazin, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double.
Elk Lake's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Greater Nanticoke Area, their loss dropped their record down to 1-14.
Elk Lake took their victory against Greater Nanticoke Area in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 12-1 score. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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