The Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Mahanoy Area Golden Bears at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Shenandoah Valley is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 22 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Marian Catholic on Wednesday. They lost 17-1 to Marian Catholic.
Meanwhile, Mahanoy Area entered their tilt with Weatherly with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let Weatherly onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Monday.
Weatherly's batters probably weren't too happy with Kayla Long, who pitched a no hitter (she gave up a single walk). Long has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Naomi Kowalick, who scored three runs and stole nine bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Ella Brode, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Shenandoah Valley dropped their record down to 1-14 with that loss, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mahanoy Area, their win bumped their record up to 7-11.
Shenandoah Valley might still be hurting after the 16-1 defeat they got from Mahanoy Area in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mahanoy Area's Cadance Poslosky, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that Shenandoah Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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