West Branch waltzed into their game on Tuesday with 14 straight wins... but they left with 15. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Juniata Valley Hornets a 4-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for West Branch, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Makena Moore, who gave up just three hits and racked up 15 Ks to keep Juniata Valley off the board. Moore has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Haley Woodling and Greysyn Gable did most of the damage at the plate: Woodling went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double, while Gable went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
West Branch pushed their record up to 15-1 with that victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Juniata Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
West Branch has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Glendale at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Glendale's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five matches. As for Juniata Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Penns Valley Area at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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