Softball Game Preview: Penns Valley Area Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 11, 2024, 2:18am

Softball Preview: Penns Valley Area Rams vs. Mount Union Trojans

The Penns Valley Area Rams are on the road again on Monday to play the Mount Union Trojans at 4:30 p.m. Penns Valley Area will be strutting in after a victory while Mount Union will be coming in after a loss.

Penns Valley Area is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Central with a sharp 18-6 win on Thursday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Penns Valley Area with their most commanding win of the season.

Meanwhile, Mount Union came up short against Claysburg-Kimmel on Tuesday and fell 10-7. Mount Union has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Mount Union saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ke Wible, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Wible has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.

The victory got Penns Valley Area back to even at 6-6. As for Mount Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.

Penns Valley Area took their win against Mount Union in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 7-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Penns Valley Area since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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