Penquis Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost an 8-6 heartbreaker at the hands of the Stearns Minutemen. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Minutemen this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-9 back in April.
Rylee Heal was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs. Another player making a difference was Haylee Newman, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Penquis Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Stearns, their record is now 9-3.
Coming up, Penquis Valley will square off against Piscataquis at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Stearns, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 6-4 win against Lee Academy on the 22nd.
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