Softball Recap: Duanesburg Eagles vs. Fonda-Fultonville Braves
In what's become a running theme this season, Duanesburg gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Fonda-Fultonville Braves. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Duanesburg.
Allison Mienaltowski made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Mienaltowski has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Mienaltowski was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Victoria Silva, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Harlee Manus, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
On Fonda-Fultonville's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grace Furnare, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Duanesburg pushed their record up to 3-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Fonda-Fultonville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Duanesburg will be playing at home against Mayfield at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Duanesburg's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Mayfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Fonda-Fultonville, they will head out on the road to square off against Galway at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Fonda-Fultonville has given up an average of 8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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