The Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays will face off against the Portage Mustangs at 4:15 p.m. on Friday.
Conemaugh Valley is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Portage just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 7-6.
For Portage's part, Payton Noll made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Noll was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kendall Stancovich, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lyndsey Castel, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
The victory made it two in a row for Portage and bumps their season record up to 2-12. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games. As for Conemaugh Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
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