Softball Game Preview: Valley View Cougars vs. Abington Heights Comets

Cougars

Runs

04/02/25 vs North Pocono	6
03/31/25 @ Old Forge	10
03/25/25 vs Holy Redeemer	11
03/22/25 @ Parkland	10

For the first time this season, Valley View will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will be playing in front of their home fans against the Abington Heights Comets at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Valley View is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.

Valley View had taken North Pocono down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Wednesday. The Cougars fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 7-6. The loss was the Cougars' first of the season.

Emily Moyles and Maggie Hallett did some serious damage despite the final result: Moyles went 1-for-3 with one home run, while Hallett went 2-for-4 with one home run. Kalli Karwowski was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.

The home team had won the previous three meetings between Abington Heights and Scranton, and Abington Heights kept the tradition alive. The Comets put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 15-1 victory on Wednesday.

Cecelia O'Malley was a standout: she scored a run while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Avary Brister, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Abington Heights' win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Valley View, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1-1.

Valley View skirted past Abington Heights 1-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Comets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.