The Penn Hills Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Yough Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Penn Hills' hitters haven't had much luck over their past ten games, but Friday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Monday just wasn't the day for Penn Hills' offense. They lost 15-0 to Kiski Area on Monday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Yough). Everything went their way against California on Wednesday as they made off with a 15-0 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
J Vay made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two doubles, and one run. Those doubles marked the first that she has hit this season.
In other batting news, Anna Lindner was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kylee Odelli, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Yough always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Yough's record is now 3-7. As for Penn Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
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