Softball Game Preview: Pymatuning Valley Lakers vs. Poland Seminary Bulldogs

The Pymatuning Valley Lakers are taking a road trip to take on the Poland Seminary Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pymatuning Valley has three straight wins, Poland Seminary has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

15 must be Pymatuning Valley's lucky number: they beat Jefferson Area with that score not once but twice on Saturday. The Lakers beat the Falcons by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-8. The Lakers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matchups by six runs or more this season.

Meanwhile, Poland Seminary suffered their closest defeat since April 17th on Friday. They fell just short of Mathews by a score of 12-10.

Poland Seminary got a big performance out of Elliana Thompson, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Another player making a difference was Sydney Bulick, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Pymatuning Valley's victory bumped their record up to 16-7. As for Poland Seminary, their loss dropped their record down to 12-12.

Monday's game will be a test for both teams' pitchers. Pymatuning Valley hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .405. However, it's not like Poland Seminary struggles in that department as they've averaged .364. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.