It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Juniata Valley can now relate to. They fell just short of the DuBois Central Catholic Cardinals by a score of 5-4 on Monday. If the Hornets were looking for revenge after losing 3-2 to the Cardinals when the teams met back in June of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Gracie Smith made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Juniata Valley and nudges their season record down to 13-7. As for DuBois Central Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-2 record this season.
Juniata Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for DuBois Central Catholic, they will challenge Union Area on Thursday. The Scotties' pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so the Cardinals' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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