With a playoff game on the line, Cranberry Area rose to the challenge on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Curwensville Golden Tide with a sharp 8-2 win. Eight seems to be a good number for Cranberry Area as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Curwensville's part, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Siple, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Siple has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 21 consecutive pitching appearances.
Cranberry Area has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Curwensville, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6.
Cranberry Area will look to defend their home field on Monday against Laurel at 4:00 p.m. Cranberry Area will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak. As for Curwensville, they will head out on the road to challenge Saegertown at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Saegertown: 1.9, Curwensville: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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