Softball Recap: Strasburg-Franklin Tigers vs. Malvern Hornets
Strasburg-Franklin waltzed into their match on Wednesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Malvern Hornets a 14-0 shutout. Strasburg-Franklin's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three games.
Miley Reifenschneider made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Reifenschneider was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Olivia Spidell was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Rylee Becker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Strasburg-Franklin's win was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-3. As for Malvern, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.
Strasburg-Franklin will head out on the road to take on Conotton Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Malvern, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Ridgewood at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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