Softball Recap: Maplewood Rockets vs. Pymatuning Valley Lakers
After a string of five wins, Maplewood's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell victim to a rough 8-2 loss at the hands of the Pymatuning Valley Lakers. Maplewood was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the five matchups prior) but Pymatuning Valley's pitchers proved too tough.
Raegan Krieg made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
On Pymatuning Valley's side, Saige Payne made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Payne was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, McKenna Jordan was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Macie Payne, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Having lost for the first time this season, Maplewood fell to 5-1. As for Pymatuning Valley, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Maplewood will be playing at home against Bristol at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Maplewood is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.3 runs per game this season. As for Pymatuning Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Grand Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pymatuning Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.6 runs per game this season.
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