Softball Preview: Ligonier Valley Rams vs. Mt. Pleasant Vikings
The Ligonier Valley Rams are on the road again on Monday to play the Mt. Pleasant Vikings at 4:00 p.m. Ligonier Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 1.2 runs per game this season, so Mt. Pleasant's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Ligonier Valley is headed out hoping to continue their success from last week, when they picked up their first road win of the season on Friday. They fell just short of Derry by a score of 2-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Ligonier Valley has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Mt. Pleasant put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against Geibel Catholic as Mt. Pleasant made off with a 15-2 victory. The win was nothing new for Mt. Pleasant as they're now sitting on four straight.
Carly Surma made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Surma was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gracie Etling, who went 4-for-4 with four RBI and two runs. Autumn Jurkovic-Kuzma was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Having lost for the first time this season, Ligonier Valley fell to 4-1. As for Mt. Pleasant, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6.
Ligonier Valley skirted past Mt. Pleasant 3-2 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ligonier Valley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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