Softball Recap: Edgewood Warriors vs. Conneaut Spartans
Edgewood put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Conneaut Spartans a 9-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Edgewood, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Lucianna Paolillo made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Paolillo has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Paolillo was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Avery Vencill was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double. Addison Lamson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Edgewood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Conneaut, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-11.
Edgewood will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Independence at 4:30 p.m. Independence knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past five matches -- so hopefully Edgewood likes a good challenge. As for Conneaut, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Erie at 4:30 p.m.
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