Pleasantville extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 22 on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 0-8 in the process. They lost 16-0 to the Atlantic City Vikings. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 18-0 on April 4th.
As for Atlantic City, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-9 record this season. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by ten runs or more this season.
For Atlantic City's part, Nelly Sosa made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Sosa has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Atlantic City got a massive performance out of Mia Marota, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI and one run. That's the most RBI Marota has posted over her last nine games. Another player making a difference was Alaina Moore, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
Coming up, Pleasantville will face off against Oakcrest at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Falcons' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so the Greyhounds' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Atlantic City, they will challenge Lower Cape May at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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