After flying high against Butler last Monday, Pine-Richland came back down to earth. The Pine-Richland Rams took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Seneca Valley Raiders on Thursday. Pine-Richland has not had much luck with Seneca Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
For Seneca Valley's part, Lexie Hames made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Hames has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hames was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
Hames wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kylie Staudt, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Pine-Richland now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Seneca Valley, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Pine-Richland will take on Baldwin at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Seneca Valley, they will head out on the road to challenge North Allegheny at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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