Softball Recap: Paden City Wildcats vs. Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams
Paden City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They lost 16-0 to the Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Paden City of the 12-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Saturday.
For Turkeyfoot Valley Area's part, Rhylan Rugg made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rugg has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rugg was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Turkeyfoot Valley Area got a massive performance out of Makiah Schartiger, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Jayna Nieves was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Paden City's defeat dropped their record down to 4-19. As for Turkeyfoot Valley Area, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-8.
Paden City is on the road again on Monday to play Magnolia at 5:30 p.m. Magnolia will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Paden City surely won't give up without a fight. As for Turkeyfoot Valley Area, they will head out on the road to take on Ferndale at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Ferndale is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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