After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Conestoga, Garnet Valley was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They never let the Lower Merion Aces get on the board and left with a 12-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Aces: they've now won eight in a row.
Garnet Valley got a great performance from Ashlyn Thompson as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave Thompson a new career-high.
Alaina Sareyka
| 05/12/25 vs Lower Merion | 3 |
| 05/01/25 vs Upper Darby | 1 |
| 04/30/25 @ Haverford | 1 |
| 04/28/25 vs Springfield | 0 |
| 04/23/25 @ Harriton | 2 |
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alaina Sareyka, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and two RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoey Rogers, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs.
Garnet Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lower Merion only posted an OBP of .263.
Garnet Valley's win bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Lower Merion, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-14-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Garnet Valley will head out to challenge Upper Dublin at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Lower Merion, they will venture away from home to face off against Marple Newtown at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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