Greater Johnstown had lost 14 straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 1-15 to make it 15. They lost 10-0 to the Penn Cambria Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-1 back in March.
Greater Johnstown saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayonna Furfuri, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
As for Penn Cambria, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-13. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games.
On Penn Cambria's side, Sophia Rabatin made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave Rabatin a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Marley Shaffer, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Autumn Yeoman was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two RBI.
Greater Johnstown has already played their next contest (against Bellefonte), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Penn Cambria, they will face off against Forest Hills at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rangers have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season.
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