Softball Game Preview: Twin Valley on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 4:19am

Softball Preview: Twin Valley Raiders vs. Cocalico Eagles

The Twin Valley Raiders will stay at home for another game and welcome the Cocalico Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Twin Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.

Last Monday, Twin Valley had just enough and edged Wilson out 7-6.

Erin Cromwell made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up six earned runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Cromwell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Cromwell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maggie Krall, who fired off two home runs and three runs while going 3-for-4. Emma Hahn was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.

Meanwhile, Cocalico is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 11-0 to Eastern Lebanon County back in April.

Twin Valley pushed their record up to 12-5 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Cocalico, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.

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