Softball Preview: Pioneer Valley Regional Panthers vs. Franklin County Tech Eagles
Pioneer Valley Regional is 0-4 against Franklin County Tech since June of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Pioneer Valley Regional Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Franklin County Tech Eagles at 4:00 p.m.
Pioneer Valley Regional is is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season last Monday. They lost 17-1 to Hopkins Academy.
Meanwhile, Franklin County Tech was able to grind out a solid win over Frontier Regional on Monday, taking the game 5-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Franklin County Tech.
Hannah Gilbert made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Gilbert has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Gilbert was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Gilbert wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kylee Gamache, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Kaitlin Trudeau was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Pioneer Valley Regional's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Franklin County Tech, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.
Pioneer Valley Regional might still be hurting after the 16-2 defeat they got from Franklin County Tech in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Franklin County Tech's Brayleigh Burgh, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Now that Pioneer Valley Regional knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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