Smethport had lost three straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 0-3 to make it four. They lost 23-2 to the Northern Potter Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 20-0 on Wednesday.
As for Northern Potter, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-4. Considering they have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
For Northern Potter's part, Kayla Hyde made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hyde has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her eight plate appearances with four runs and one stolen base. Those four runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Zoe White was a standout: she went 3-for-5 with one home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (four). Another player making a difference was Izzy Prince, who went 4-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Smethport has already played their next matchup (against Williamson), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Northern Potter also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Oswayo Valley.
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