Crestwood is 0-10 against Pittston since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Crestwood Comets will head out on the road to square off against the Pittston Patriots at 4:30 p.m.
Crestwood will head out to face Pittston after giving up their first home loss of the season on Monday. Crestwood suffered a tough 14-3 defeat at the hands of Hazleton Area. Crestwood has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Pittston put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Wilkes-Barre a 20-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Pittston considering their two-run performance the game before.
Gianna Adams was a major factor no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over four innings pitched. Adams has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than 12 strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Adams was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Pittston let Julia Long and Gabby Roman loose on the outfield. Long scored three runs while going 3-for-3, while Roman went 1-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Samantha Herbert, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Crestwood's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Pittston, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Crestwood suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Pittston when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Crestwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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