The Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans will challenge the Elk Lake Warriors at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Greater Nanticoke Area has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Elk Lake will arrive with ten straight victories.
Greater Nanticoke Area fell victim to Old Forge and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Blue Devils, falling 15-0.
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.
Meanwhile, Elk Lake never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Carbondale Area with a sharp 14-0 win. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Elk Lake pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Greater Nanticoke Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.
Greater Nanticoke Area suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Elk Lake when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can the Trojans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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