Seneca Valley is 10-0 against Butler since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Seneca Valley Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Butler Golden Tornado at 4:00 p.m. Seneca Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Seneca Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Canon-McMillan as Seneca Valley made off with an 8-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Seneca Valley, who have now won five contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Lexie Hames was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Hames was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kara Pasquale, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Rylee Kratochvil, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Butler's offense. They lost 7-0 to North Allegheny on Thursday. Butler's defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Butler saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shylee Karenbauer, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Seneca Valley pushed their record up to 15-1 with that win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Butler, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Seneca Valley skirted past Butler 1-0 in their previous meeting back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Butler's Kelsey Ogin, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Seneca Valley still be able to contain Ogin? There's only one way to find out.
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