Farwell- Bucktail’s brutal 2026 junior high schedule continued and ended on Thursday afternoon. Jersey Shore’s Faith Wrench was on target in the circle. Wrench, a lefty fanned 13 Lady Bucks and Bucktail committed a costly three errors on the day as the visiting Lady Bulldogs picked up the 10-0 victory in five innings.
Wrench scored in the top of the first inning, Bucktail countered by loading the bases up. They failed to score, which was the story of the game for Bucktail. The Lady Bucks stranded 8 runners during the contest and Jersey Shore kept driving in runs.
Three runs in the Jersey Shore third and another four runs in their next at bat began to give the visitors space. Two more runs in their final at bat gave them a 10-0 lead over Bucktail.
Bucktail connected on just three hits against Wrench. Blake Houser’s lead off bunt single to start the game for Bucktail and singles from Andrea Burrows and Adi Getz completed the Bucktail offense.
Head coach Mike Poorman was proud of his junior high squad, as they picked up valuable experience this season. Wins over Central Mountain, Williamsport and South Williamsport highlighted their 13-7 season. They also took on some top programs like Upper Dauphin and Loyalsock.
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