The Newton Falls Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Pymatuning Valley Lakers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Friday, Newton Falls made easy work of Chaney and carried off a 16-8 victory. With that win, the Tigers brought their scoring average up to 6.9 runs per game.
Autumn Willaman and Calleigh Swiger did most of the damage at the plate: Willaman scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Swiger scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Swiger a new career-high in doubles (two). Kirra Howard also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
They weren't the only one making solid contact: Newton Falls kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Pymatuning Valley got the win against Grand Valley on Friday by a conclusive 23-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lakers.
Peyton Hudson made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Hudson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Nataleigh Haines was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was McKenna Jordan, who scored three runs while going 4-for-5.
Pymatuning Valley's record now sits at 2-0. As for Newton Falls, the victory got them back to even at 3-3-1.
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