Softball Recap: Williams Valley Takes a Loss

By Team Reports May 28, 2025, 4:09pm

Softball Recap: Williams Valley Vikings vs. Pine Grove Cardinals

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Williams Valley can now relate to. They lost 14-5 to the Pine Grove Cardinals on Thursday. The Vikings have struggled against the Cardinals recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.

Quin Smeltz made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That stolen base marked the first that she has snagged this season. Olivia Hand was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

Williams Valley's loss dropped their record down to 19-2. As for Pine Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-2 record this season.

Williams Valley has already played their next contest, a 13-1 victory against Mahanoy Area on the 23rd. As for Pine Grove, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 4-0 win against Tri-Valley on the 16th.

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