The River Valley Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the West Shamokin Wolves at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
River Valley will head into Tuesday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 11-3 loss at the hands of West Shamokin. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for River Valley in their matchups with West Shamokin: they've now lost three in a row.
For West Shamokin's part, Avery Elkin and Leah Mondi were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Elkin tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Mondi pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Elkin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Elkin scored a run while going 2-for-5, while Mondi scored a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Madi Keirn and Briar McClafferty did most of the damage at the plate: Keirn scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while McClafferty scored a run while going 2-for-4. Keirn has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Jordan, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
River Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for West Shamokin, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-2.
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