Softball Preview: Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils vs. Seneca Valley Raiders
Mt. Lebanon is 0-4 against Seneca Valley since May of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Seneca Valley Raiders at 4:00 p.m.
Mt. Lebanon will face Seneca Valley after dropping another heartbreaker against Baldwin on Thursday, which marked the third time in a row the team's come within 2.1 2.1 runs of beating them. Mt. Lebanon lost 11-1 to Baldwin.
Meanwhile, Seneca Valley put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 9-6 victory over North Allegheny.
Abby Kalkowski spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and five unearned) runs on eight hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Neve Miller was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Anna Kalkowski, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Mt. Lebanon's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Seneca Valley, they pushed their record up to 13-0 with that win, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season.
Mt. Lebanon might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Seneca Valley in their previous matchup on April 8th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Seneca Valley's Lexie Hames, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 17 over six innings pitched. Now that Mt. Lebanon knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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