Softball Recap: Valley View Cougars vs. West Scranton Invaders
Valley View waltzed into their matchup on Monday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. They put the hurt on the West Scranton Invaders with a sharp 9-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Valley View, who have now won 11 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Abbi Call and Tessa Stafursky were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Call didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Stafursky pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Call has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Call got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI, while Stafursky scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Valley View got a big performance out of Kalli Karwowski, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Swingle, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On West Scranton's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mia Keenan, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
Valley View pushed their record up to 15-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for West Scranton, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-11.
Valley View will head out on the road to take on Wallenpaupack Area at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for West Scranton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Scranton Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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