The Meadowbrook Colts will head out to square off against the Conotton Valley Rockets at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Meadowbrook is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They beat Harrison Central by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 17-5. The victory was familiar territory for the Colts, who have now won four matches in a row.
Meanwhile, Conotton Valley hadn't done well against Strasburg-Franklin recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Rockets put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 12-2 win. That's two games straight that the Rockets have won by exactly ten runs.
Maddison Kelley made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 16 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ava Williams, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Brooklyn Kelley was another key player, going 3-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Conotton Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
The victory (which was Conotton Valley's third in a row) raised their record to 25-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Meadowbrook, their record is now 22-6.
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