Valley View waltzed into their matchup on Monday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. They put the hurt on the West Scranton Invaders with a sharp 9-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Valley View, who have now won 11 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Abbi Call and Tessa Stafursky were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Call didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Stafursky pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Call has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Call got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI, while Stafursky scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Valley View got a big performance out of Kalli Karwowski, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Swingle, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On West Scranton's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mia Keenan, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
Valley View pushed their record up to 15-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for West Scranton, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-11.
Valley View will head out on the road to take on Wallenpaupack Area at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for West Scranton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Scranton Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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