Softball Recap: Pymatuning Valley Lakers vs. Edgewood Warriors
It was a good run, but Pymatuning Valley unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 11-1 to the Edgewood Warriors. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Pymatuning Valley has scored all season.
McKenna Jordan was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. Allison Clark was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double.
On Edgewood's side, Lucianna Paolillo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Paolillo has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Paolillo was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gianna Ianetta, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Faith Vencill, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Pymatuning Valley's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 17-2. As for Edgewood, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3-1 record this season.
Pymatuning Valley will stay at home for another game and welcome Kirtland at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pymatuning Valley is facing Kirtland at the right time seeing as Kirtland is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Edgewood, they will head out on the road to take on West Geauga at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. 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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