North East had lost three straight at home, but on Monday they dropped down to 2-12 to make it four. They lost 8-0 to the Girard Yellowjackets. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Yellowjackets this season, with their most recent defeat being a 8-2 loss on Saturday.
North East saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sydney Wittman, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
As for Girard, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-5. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.
On Girard's side, not much got past Catie Bennett, who gave up just four hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep North East off the board. Those 12 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Bennett.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Olivia Bax, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton VanDamia, who got on base in two of her three plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
North East has already played their next matchup (against Seneca), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Girard, they will take on Cathedral Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Ramblers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.44 runs per game on average), something the Yellowjackets will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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