If Shade was feeling good off their 18-2 takedown of Ferndale last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Shade Panthers lost 11-1 to the Berlin Brothersvalley Mountaineers on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Shade of the 19-6 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.
Shade saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Laiken Orner, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Berlin Brothersvalley's side, Elena Ritchey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Ritchey was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Coral Prosser was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Cayley Poorbaugh, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Shade's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Berlin Brothersvalley, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Shade will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Rockwood at 3:30 p.m. Shade's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Rockwood's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Berlin Brothersvalley, they will head out on the road to face off against Claysburg-Kimmel at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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