Valley View stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the West Scranton Invaders a 13-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Valley View sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Tessa Stafursky was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Stafursky has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Stafursky was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Lilly Smith and Emily Moyles did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Moyles scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Kalli Karwowski was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Valley View pushed their record up to 7-1 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 9.4 runs. As for West Scranton, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4.
Valley View will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Wallenpaupack Area at 4:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Valley View: 2.2, Wallenpaupack Area: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for West Scranton, they will head out on the road to challenge Scranton Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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