Shamokin Area is 4-0 against Milton since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Shamokin Area Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Milton Black Panthers at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shamokin Area has three straight wins, Milton has 15 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, it was close, but Shamokin Area sidestepped Mifflinburg for a 4-3 victory. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Shamokin Area has scored all year.
EMMA KURTZ spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, KENNEDY PETROVICH was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of FELICIA ZIGNER, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Milton came up short against Jersey Shore back in March and fell 5-2.
Shamokin Area's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs per game. As for Milton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Shamokin Area came out on top in a nail-biter against Milton in their previous meeting back in May of 2022, sneaking past 4-3. Will Shamokin Area repeat their success, or does Milton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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