Softball Preview: Gardiner Tigers vs. Medomak Valley Panthers
The Gardiner Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Medomak Valley Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Medomak Valley is hoping to do on Wednesday what Cony couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Gardiner's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Gardiner was the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over Cony. Considering Gardiner has won three contests by more than ten runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Medomak Valley faced Leavitt in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Medomak Valley skirted past Leavitt 8-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Medomak Valley.
Madison Boynton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up six earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Boynton has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Boynton was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Haley Puchalski was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kendall Simmons, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Gardiner now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Medomak Valley, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Gardiner came up short against Medomak Valley when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Boynton, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Now that Gardiner 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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