Saturday just wasn't the day for Greater Johnstown's offense. They lost 17-0 to the Windber Ramblers on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for Greater Johnstown in their matchups with Windber: they've now lost three in a row.
For Windber's part, Emma Kelly made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Kelly has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Kelly was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Windber let Kaylie Gaye and Angel James loose on the outfield. Gaye went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while James went 2-for-2 with three runs, a triple, and a double. James has been hot recently, having posted at least one triple the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Summer Campbell, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Greater Johnstown's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Windber, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Greater Johnstown will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Conemaugh Valley at 1:45 p.m. As for Windber, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Richland at 1:15 p.m. Richland's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Windber's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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