Softball Recap: West Middlesex snaps three-game streak of wins on the road

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 8:09pm

Softball Recap: West Middlesex Big Reds vs. Sharpsville Blue Devils

It was a good run, but West Middlesex unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 18-5 to the Sharpsville Blue Devils. The result was an unpleasant reminder to West Middlesex of the 8-6 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.

Ava Gilmore was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.

On Sharpsville's side, the team relied heavily on Lily Palko, who fired off two home runs, eight RBI, and four runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Izzie Candiotti, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.

West Middlesex's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-3. As for Sharpsville, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2.

West Middlesex will take on Lakeview at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Middlesex is facing Lakeview at the right time seeing as Lakeview is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Sharpsville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wilmington at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.

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