Softball Recap: Pleasant Valley Comes Up Short

Pleasant Valley was the 7-2 winner over Bethlehem Catholic when they last played one another back in April of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Bears fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 7-6 on Monday. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Brianca Pridham

Runs Batted In

04/21/25 @ Bethlehem Catholic	3
04/15/25 @ East Stroudsburg South	10
04/14/25 @ Louis E. Dieruff	5

Brianca Pridham was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Abbatiello, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Pleasant Valley's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Bethlehem Catholic, the victory snapped their losing streak at eight games and leaves them with a 3-9 record.

Looking ahead, Pleasant Valley will venture away from home to challenge East Stroudsburg North at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Bethlehem Catholic, they will head out to square off against Notre Dame-Green Pond at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Crusaders' pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so the Hawks' hitters will have their work cut out for them.