Abington Heights is 9-1 against Valley View since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Abington Heights Comets will head out on the road to square off against the Valley View Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Abington Heights comes in on four and Valley View on eight.
Abington Heights can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Scranton as Abington Heights made off with a 13-3 win.
Paige Moran and Riley McColligan did most of the damage at the plate: Moran scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while McColligan went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Kresge, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Valley View narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past North Pocono 7-6.
Abbi Call made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off ten hits. Call has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Call was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with.
In other batting news, Kalli Karwowski was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Cora Castellani was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Abington Heights' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Valley View, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Abington Heights has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Valley View struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Abington Heights came out on top in a nail-biter against Valley View in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Abington Heights since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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