The Pine Valley Central Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Forestville Central Hornets at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Pine Valley Central is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
Pine Valley Central will head into Wednesday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Silver Creek on Wednesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the 17-run defeat they were dealt on Saturday. Pine Valley Central fell just short of Silver Creek by a score of 6-4.
Meanwhile, Forestville Central can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They walked away with a 9-6 win over Brocton.
Megan Gruber spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and four unearned) runs on four hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Carilene Sliwa was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Iris Muck was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Pine Valley Central's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Forestville Central, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Pine Valley Central suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Forestville Central in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gruber, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Now that Pine Valley Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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