Berlin Brothersvalley entered their tilt with Shade with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They skirted past the Shade Panthers 5-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Berlin Brothersvalley also won the last time the pair played two weeks ago.
Elena Ritchey made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 12 batters over nine innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Ritchey was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Coral Prosser, who scored two runs while going 5-for-5.
Like Berlin Brothersvalley, Shade also got a great game from a two-way player: Tara Corradini. On the mound, she pitched nine innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits. Corradini has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Corradini was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Corradini wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Payton Maddy, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Berlin Brothersvalley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Shade, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6.
Berlin Brothersvalley is on the road again on Wednesday to play Rockwood at 4:30 p.m. Berlin Brothersvalley and Rockwood are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Shade, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Ferndale at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Shade is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.7 runs per game this season.
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