Pittston put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Wyoming Valley West Spartans as the Pittston Patriots made off with a 14-1 win. The result was nothing new for Pittston, who have now won four contests by 12 runs or more so far this season.
Gianna Adams was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Adams has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than 11 strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Adams was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Gabby Roman and Julia Mehal did most of the damage at the plate: Roman went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Mehal went 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Lili Hintze, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2.
On Wyoming Valley West's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Austra, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Pittston pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Wyoming Valley West, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.
Pittston will have a chance to go back-to-back against Wyoming Valley West: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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