If Wyalusing Valley was riding high off their 13-7 takedown of Canton last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Wyalusing Valley Rams fell just short of the Tunkhannock Tigers by a score of 5-3 on Thursday. Wyalusing Valley has not had much luck with Tunkhannock recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Addisyn Bly was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Tunkhannock's side, Mckenzie Hannon was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Hannon has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Hannon was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Emily Patton was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Erin Van Ness was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Wyalusing Valley's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-11-1. As for Tunkhannock, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-4.
Wyalusing Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Tunkhannock, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Williamsport at 4:30 p.m. Tunkhannock is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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