Softball Preview: Mascenic Regional Vikings vs. Pittsfield Panthers
After four games on the road, Mascenic Regional is heading back home. They will take on the Pittsfield Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mascenic Regional is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over Lin-Wood.
Meanwhile, Pittsfield came tearing into Wednesday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Tornadoes by a score of 7-2.
Alex Penney made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 19 over seven innings pitched. Penney has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Penney was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Penney wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Adelia Stopyro, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Mascenic Regional is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Pittsfield, their win bumped their record up to 14-3.
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