Softball Recap: Abington Heights Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Comets

Margin (Wins)

05/03/25 vs West Scranton	17
04/25/25 @ Scranton	17
04/16/25 @ Delaware Valley	16
04/02/25 vs Scranton	14
04/30/25 @ Scranton Prep	11

Abington Heights entered their tilt with Delaware Valley on Wednesday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Warriors a 9-0 shutout. The Comets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by seven runs or more this season.

Laurenp Stalica made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 12 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 3-for-4. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Adrianna Condrad, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Hunter Kresge, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one run.

Abington Heights was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Delaware Valley only posted a batting average of .136.

Abington Heights pushed their record up to 15-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Delaware Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Abington Heights will venture away from home to face off against Wallenpaupack Area at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Comets are facing the Buckhorns at the right time seeing as the Buckhorns are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Delaware Valley, they will head out to challenge Stroudsburg at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Warriors' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Mountaineers have averaged an impressive 8.7 runs per game this season.