Softball Preview: Yough Cougars vs. Mt. Pleasant Vikings
After three games on the road, Yough is heading back home. They will take on the Mt. Pleasant Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Yough: 3.9, Mt. Pleasant: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Yough will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against South Allegheny on Monday. Yough blew past South Allegheny 14-6.
Kylee Fisher was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Fisher was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Makayla Spoonhoward was incredible, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 5-for-5. Another player making a difference was Kaylin Ritenour, who went 2-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Mt. Pleasant unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Ligonier Valley by a score of 2-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which Mt. Pleasant was not able to get on the board.
Yough's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Mt. Pleasant, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-7.
Yough came up short against Mt. Pleasant in their previous matchup on Thursday, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mt. Pleasant's GiGi Stanek, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Yough knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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