Softball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Pine Grove

Cardinals

Margin (Wins)

05/12/26 @ Tri-Valley	18
05/04/26 @ Panther Valley	18
04/16/26 @ Our Lady of Lourdes Regional	18
04/15/26 @ Mahanoy Area	16
04/30/26 vs Mahanoy Area	15

Pine Grove waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Palisades Pirates with a sharp 13-3 win. Considering the Cardinals have won 17 contests by more than eight runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Jamie Dinger made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 14 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Khloe Jessman, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three stolen bases, and three runs. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lily Flynn, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.

Pine Grove always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Palisades only posted an OBP of .250.

Pine Grove's victory bumped their record up to 22-2. As for Palisades, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-13.

As of now, neither Pine Grove nor the Pirates have any future games scheduled.