Softball Recap: Samantha Puskoskie leads a balanced attack to beat Williamsville East

By Team Reports May 29, 2024, 6:41pm

Softball Recap: Clarence Red Devils vs. Williamsville East Flames

Clarence came tearing into Wednesday's game with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Williamsville East Flames a 1-0 shutout. This was payback for Clarence, who suffered an 8-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.

The result came thanks to Ella Harrison's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up 16 Ks.

On the hitting side, Clarence saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samantha Puskoskie, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

On Williamsville East's side, Grace Kessel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits. Kessel has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.

Clarence has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Williamsville East, their loss dropped their record down to 12-5.

As of now, neither Clarence nor Williamsville East have any future games scheduled.

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