Pymatuning Valley is 3-0 against Conneaut since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Pymatuning Valley Lakers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Conneaut Spartans at 4:30 p.m. Pymatuning Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season.
Pymatuning Valley is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Kirtland (and have done all season long). Everything went Pymatuning Valley's way against Kirtland on Tuesday as Pymatuning Valley made off with a 14-4 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Pymatuning Valley considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Saige Payne made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Payne has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Payne was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Pymatuning Valley got a massive performance out of Kylie Luke, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Macie Payne, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Conneaut was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 11-1 to Crestwood. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, Conneaut couldn't push the score so high this time.
Pymatuning Valley is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. As for Conneaut, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.
Pymatuning Valley took their win against Conneaut when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 8-1. Will Pymatuning Valley repeat their success, or does Conneaut have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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