Softball Recap: Palisades Pumas vs. Ardrey Kell Knights
After flying high against South Point on Wednesday, Palisades came back down to earth. The Palisades Pumas lost 15-7 to the Ardrey Kell Knights on Thursday. Palisades has struggled against Ardrey Kell recently, as their match on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Palisades got a big performance out of Carli Chavis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Sanaa Dorsey, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
On Ardrey Kell's side, they got a great performance from Aashna Shah as she pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Shah has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Emersyn Presutty was incredible, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run and five runs. Kathryn Blau was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run.
Palisades' defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Ardrey Kell, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-13-1 record this season.
As of now, neither Palisades nor Ardrey Kell have any future games scheduled.
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