Softball Preview: Hazleton Area Cougars vs. Valley View Cougars
The Hazleton Area Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Valley View Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
After soaring to 19 runs the game before, Hazleton Area was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-1 walloping at the hands of Lake-Lehman.
Hazleton Area saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elia Tito, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Valley View made easy work of Old Forge on Tuesday and carried off a 10-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Valley View.
Cora Castellani was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Tessa Stafursky, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Hazleton Area's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Valley View, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Everything went Hazleton Area's way against Valley View in their previous meeting back in May of 2019 as Hazleton Area made off with an 11-5 win. Will Hazleton Area repeat their success, or does Valley View have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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