Penn Hills extended their losing streak to eight on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 2-10 in the process. They came up short against the Mars Fightin' Planets, falling 15-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Fightin' Planets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 18-3 two weeks ago.
As for Mars, with the victory, they broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-11. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for they considering their one-run performance the match before.
For Mars' part, Makenna White looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Abby Robinson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Allie Walukiewicz, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Penn Hills and Mars could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. The Indians (ranked 433rd) will meet Fox Chapel (ranked 97th) at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Mars will challenge North Hills at 1:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (342 vs. 55).
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