Bucktail and Muncy are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Bucktail Bucks will be playing at home against the Muncy Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bucktail: 3.3, Muncy: 0.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Bucktail will head into Tuesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 17) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Montgomery 4-2.
Makenzie Wagner was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Wagner was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Wagner wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kendall Wagner, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Muncy put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Sugar Valley Rural a 15-0 shutout. Muncy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten matches by six runs or more this season.
Bucktail's victory bumped their record up to 12-3. As for Muncy, their win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-0.
Bucktail came up short against Muncy when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 4-0. Will Bucktail have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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