Softball Recap: Lake-Lehman triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Hannah Chipego

By Team Reports May 19, 2024, 7:42pm

Softball Recap: Lake-Lehman Knights vs. Dallas Mountaineers

Lake-Lehman stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Sunday. They never let the Dallas Mountaineers onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lake-Lehman.

Hannah Chipego made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Chipego has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Chipego was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, four stolen bases, and three runs.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gracie Bucknavage, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Janaya Yusko was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.

Lake-Lehman is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. As for Dallas, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-16.

Lake-Lehman will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Hanover Area at 4:30 p.m. Hanover Area is coming into the match with six straight wins on the road, so Lake-Lehman will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Dallas does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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