The Yough Cougars will take on the Penn Hills Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Yough will be strutting in after a win while Penn Hills will be coming in after a defeat.
Yough is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let California get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cougars considering their two-run performance the contest before.
J Vay made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two doubles, and one run. Those doubles were her first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anna Lindner, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kylee Odelli, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Yough always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Penn Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss. They lost 15-0 to Kiski Area.
Yough's win bumped their record up to 3-7. As for Penn Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-15.
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