Paint Valley extended their losing streak to nine on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 5-15 in the process. They lost 14-1 to the Piketon Redstreaks. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Redstreaks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 back in April.
As for Piketon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
For Piketon's part, Addy Blakeman made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single hit and allowed only one earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave Blakeman a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Briar Penwell was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Jaylin Forbes was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Paint Valley has already played their next contest, an 8-2 loss against Southeastern on the 9th. Piketon has also already played their next game (against Adena), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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