Softball Recap: Purchase Line Continues Home Dominance on Monday

Red Dragons

Margin (Wins)

03/28/25 vs Blacklick Valley	15
03/25/25 @ Conemaugh Township	15
03/18/25 @ Portage	15
04/09/25 vs Homer-Center	10
04/14/25 vs Northern Cambria	7

Purchase Line barely beat Northern Cambria the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Red Dragons never let the Colts get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory on Monday. The Red Dragons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by seven runs or more this season.

Rylee Mahaffey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Mahaffey was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with four RBI.

In other batting news, Alorra Phillips was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brooklynn Walker, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.

Purchase Line pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Northern Cambria, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Purchase Line is set to challenge their familiar foe United at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Northern Cambria will take on rival River Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.