Softball Recap: Mahanoy Area Makes It Five in a Row at Home

Mahanoy Area had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Nativity BVM on Wednesday. The Mahanoy Area Golden Bears put the hurt on the Nativity BVM Green Wave with a sharp 13-3 victory. The win continues a trend for the Golden Bears in their matchups with the Green Wave: they've now won three in a row.

Lilly Carl made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Carl was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.

In other batting news, Mahanoy Area got a massive performance out of Urijah Fazio, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Fazio a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Cadance Poslosky, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Mahanoy Area always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Nativity BVM only posted an OBP of .350.

Golden Bears

Previous 5 Games (Home)

03/19/25 vs Nativity BVM	13-3
03/13/25 vs Jim Thorpe	6-4
05/16/24 vs Weatherly	13-3
05/16/24 vs Shenandoah Valley	16-1
05/11/24 vs Lincoln Leadership Academy	18-2

Mahanoy Area pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Nativity BVM, they are on a 20-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.

Looking ahead, Mahanoy Area is taking a road trip to take on Shenandoah Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Nativity BVM, they will head out to face off against Schuylkill Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.