The North Tonawanda Lumberjacks will face off against the Kenmore West Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Tonawanda's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Kenmore West's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
North Tonawanda was handed a heart-breaking two-run defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Lewiston-Porter on Wednesday. The Lumberjacks put the hurt on the Lancers with a sharp 13-7 win. Considering the Lumberjacks have won five matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Kenmore West, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Niagara Falls a 1-0 shutout on Wednesday.
The result came thanks to Dani Hatch's shutout, as she gave up just eight hits.
On the hitting side, Kenmore West's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ally Foglia, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Foglia has hit this season.
Kenmore West's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for North Tonawanda, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
North Tonawanda was able to grind out a solid victory over Kenmore West in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 5-1. Do the Lumberjacks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blue Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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