Western Wayne extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping their season record down to 4-10 in the process. They lost 11-0 to the Holy Cross Crusaders. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Crusaders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-1 back in April.
As for Holy Cross, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-1. Considering they have won 14 matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
For Holy Cross' part, AVA SCHMIDT made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. SCHMIDT has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, earning one RBI, one run, and two stolen bases. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, MIA GALELLA was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. CLAIRE HELRING was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Western Wayne will face off against rival Honesdale at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Holy Cross is set to square off against their familiar foe Mid Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Crusaders 1.4, the Spartans 0.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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