Pymatuning Valley can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They never let the Maplewood Rockets onto the board and left with a 12-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for Pymatuning Valley who now have seven in a row.
Saige Payne made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Payne has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Payne was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Pymatuning Valley let Allison Clark and McKenna Jordan loose on the outfield. Clark scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Jordan scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kylie Luke, who went 1-for-2 with four RBI.
On Maplewood's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lauran Krieg, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Pymatuning Valley's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1. As for Maplewood, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-7.
Pymatuning Valley will head out on the road to face off against Bloomfield at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Pymatuning Valley's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four games. As for Maplewood, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Chalker at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Maplewood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
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