Ferndale scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Greater Johnstown Trojans as the Ferndale Yellow Jackets made off with a 20-5 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Ferndale with their most commanding win of the season.
Aubrielle Leverknight was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Leverknight has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Leverknight was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, four stolen bases, and six RBI while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Abigail Barley was a standout: she scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Deajah Chatman, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
On Greater Johnstown's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabrielle Wilfong, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Synan, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
The win got Ferndale back to even at 7-7. As for Greater Johnstown, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-15.
Ferndale will be playing in front of their home fans against Northern Cambria at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Northern Cambria is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Greater Johnstown, they will head out on the road to challenge Clearfield at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Clearfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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