Maloney stacked a third blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Everything went their way against the Platt Panthers as the Maloney Spartans made off with a 19-5 win. Maloney's victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Stella Cicero made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up five earned runs off seven hits. Cicero has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Cicero was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Maloney got a massive performance out of Morgan Pelletier, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Pelletier is crushing it when it comes to RBI: she's brought in at least three every time she's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Hannah Yale, who scored two runs while going 5-for-5.
On Platt's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amelia Gostskowski, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Gostkowski, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Maloney's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Platt, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Maloney will be playing at home against Lewis Mills at 9:30 a.m. on Monday. Maloney knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Lewis Mills likes a good challenge. As for Platt, they will head out on the road to take on Bristol Eastern at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. Platt has given up an average of 9.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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