Softball Game Recap: Line Mountain Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2024, 10:37pm

Softball Recap: Line Mountain Eagles vs. Shikellamy Braves

Monday just wasn't the day for Line Mountain's offense. They lost 10-0 to the Shikellamy Braves on Monday. Line Mountain has struggled against Shikellamy recently, as their match on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

For Shikellamy's part, Shanna Kimball looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

On the hitting side, Shikellamy got a big performance out of Blaire Balestrini, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Balestrini has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gweneth Wiest, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Line Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Shikellamy, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-4.

Line Mountain will be playing at home against Upper Dauphin Area at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Line Mountain will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. As for Shikellamy, they will head out on the road to take on Jersey Shore at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Shikellamy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.

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