Summit Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 17th straight defeat. They suffered a rough 24-0 loss at the hands of the Pine View Panthers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Summit Academy of the 11-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2019.
Summit Academy saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madi Casper, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
On Pine View's side, Alexis Pollock looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Kylie Carpenter and Genevieve Evans did most of the damage at the plate: Carpenter got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Evans scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Evans has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played. Brenika Frandsen was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Summit Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Pine View, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-5.
Summit Academy is on the road again on Saturday to play Jordan at 10:00 a.m. Jordan has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.5 runs per game on average), something Summit Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Pine View, they will square off against Carbon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pine View is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.
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