Pendleton Heights waltzed into their match on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They skirted past the Penn Kingsmen 11-9. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Pendleton Heights considering their one-run performance the game before.
The team relied heavily on Avry Miller, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Katelin Goodwin, who scored a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
On Penn's side, Logan Rumble and Camille Biever stepped up to the plate in a big way. Rumble went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double, while Biever scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Abigail Widmar, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Penn kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pendleton Heights only hit five.
Pendleton Heights' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-4. As for Penn, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5.
Pendleton Heights didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 9-7 victory vs. Brownsburg on the 20th. As for Penn, they will be playing in front of their home fans against South Bend Adams at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Penn is facing South Bend Adams at the right time seeing as South Bend Adams is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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