The Depew Wildcats lost 10-1 to the Orchard Park Quakers on Saturday.
For Orchard Park's part, Ava Farina made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Farina has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Farina was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Evelyn Wozniak was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bri Owczarczak, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Depew's loss dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Orchard Park, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Depew will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against East Aurora at 5:00 p.m. Depew's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so East Aurora's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Orchard Park, they will face off against Starpoint at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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