Purchase Line made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Homer-Center, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Red Dragons blew past the Wildcats 16-6 on Wednesday. Considering the Red Dragons have won four matches by more than nine runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Rylee Mahaffey was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off one hit. Mahaffey was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Kaitlyn Houser
| 04/09/25 vs Homer-Center | 6 |
| 04/26/24 @ Blacklick Valley | 5 |
| 04/16/24 @ Conemaugh Township | 4 |
| 04/01/25 @ West Shamokin | 3 |
| 03/19/25 vs Conemaugh Valley | 2 |
In other batting news, Kaitlyn Houser was incredible, going 4-for-5 with one home run, six RBI, and four runs. Those six RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brooklynn Walker, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple.
Purchase Line always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Homer-Center only posted an OBP of .250.
Purchase Line's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Homer-Center, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Purchase Line will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Wildcats: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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