The Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils will challenge the Minersville Battlin' Miners at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Shenandoah Valley's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three matchups, but Monday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Friday just wasn't the day for Shenandoah Valley's offense. They lost 15-0 to Mahanoy Area on Friday.
Meanwhile, Minersville made easy work of Weatherly on Thursday and carried off a 15-3 victory. The Battlin' Miners haven't had any issues with Weatherly recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Minersville got a great performance from Cali Laudeman as she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts Laudeman has posted since back in March of 2024.
On the hitting side, Isabella Rizzardi was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. She also put up a triple, which was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Jacquelyn Motuk, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Minersville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .538. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in four consecutive games.
Shenandoah Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Minersville, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5.
Shenandoah Valley suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Minersville in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can the Blue Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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