It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Abington Heights ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Valley View Cougars 6-5. That's two games straight that the Comets have won by just one run.
Laurenp Stalica spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on nine hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances.
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Isabella DeRiggi, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Those two hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrianna Condrad, who got on base in two of her four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Abington Heights' victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Valley View, the loss snapped their winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 11-2-1 record.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Abington Heights will square off against rival Scranton Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Valley View is set to take on their familiar foe Scranton at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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