After soaring to ten runs the game before, St. John was a bit more limited in their match on Monday. They lost 11-1 to the Pymatuning Valley Lakers.
St. John saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chay Oliveras, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
On Pymatuning Valley's side, Saige Payne made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Payne was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Pymatuning Valley let McKenna Jordan and Kylie Luke loose on the outfield. Jordan scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Luke scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kendall Gray, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
St. John's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-6. As for Pymatuning Valley, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-1.
St. John will head out on the road to square off against Chalker at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Chalker is coming into the game with four straight victories at home, so St. John will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Pymatuning Valley will take on Maplewood at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pymatuning Valley knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Maplewood likes a good challenge.
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