Yorktown put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against the Mt. Vernon Marauders as the Yorktown Tigers made off with a 10-3 victory. The win was nothing new for Yorktown as they're now sitting on three straight.
Caitlin Laferney made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Laferney was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anna Rinker, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Emma Reynolds, who went 2-for-3 with a home run.
On Mt. Vernon's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shelby Rakosky, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Yorktown pushed their record up to 5-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mt. Vernon, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.
Yorktown is on the road again on Saturday to play Union County at 11:00 a.m. Yorktown's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Union County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mt. Vernon, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Delta at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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