On Friday, Penn faced Crown Point in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Penn Kingsmen fell 7-2 to the Crown Point Bulldogs. Penn's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Abigail Widmar made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
On Crown Point's side, Lexi Smith made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Smith was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Nevaeh Rangel and Lexi Howard did most of the damage at the plate: Rangel got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, while Howard went 2-for-3 with a home run. Kloe Wentz was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Penn's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-6. As for Crown Point, they pushed their record up to 14-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Penn will take on South Bend St. Joseph at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. South Bend St. Joseph's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Penn's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Crown Point, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 5-0 win vs. Boone Grove on the 4th.
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