Monroeville can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Plymouth Big Red a 10-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Monroeville considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Not much got past Veanna Helmstetter, who gave up just one hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep Plymouth off the board. Those 11 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Abbi Poths was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Krueger, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Monroeville now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Plymouth, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Monroeville will head out on the road to challenge Anthony Wayne at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Monroeville: 3.7, Anthony Wayne: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Plymouth, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against New London at 5:00 p.m. New London is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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