After flying high against Woodland Hills on Monday, Seneca Valley came back down to earth. The Raiders fell just short of the Pine-Richland Rams by a score of 9-8 on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Rams this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 last Saturday.

Lexie Hames
04/17/25 @ Pine-Richland | 15 |
04/12/25 vs Pine-Richland | 19 |
04/09/25 vs Canon-McMillan | 15 |
04/04/25 vs Mt. Lebanon | 8 |
04/02/25 vs North Allegheny | 15 |
03/31/25 vs Norwin | 19 |
Lexie Hames put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out 15 batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Liv Herrem made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Neve Miller was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs.
Seneca Valley's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-2. As for Pine-Richland, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-2.
Seneca Valley didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 13-3 victory against Butler on the 22nd. Pine-Richland has also already played their next match (against North Allegheny), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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