The Pymatuning Valley Lakers will face off against the Lordstown Red Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pymatuning Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13.2 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Pymatuning Valley made easy work of Lakeside and carried off an 11-1 victory. Considering the Lakers have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Mackenzie Kribbs
| 04/22/25 vs Lakeside | 9 |
| 04/14/25 @ Bloomfield | 7 |
| 05/08/24 vs Conneaut | 6 |
| 05/07/24 vs Kirtland | 2 |
| 05/06/24 vs Edgewood | 0 |
| + 2 more games |
Mackenzie Kribbs made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in May of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, earning two RBI and one run. Those RBI marked the first that she has brought in this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on McKenna Jordan, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base. Allison Clark was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs.
Pymatuning Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lakeside only posted an OBP of .211.
Meanwhile, Lordstown was not able to break out of their rough patch last Monday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 25-2 to Grand Valley.
Pymatuning Valley's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Lordstown, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything went Pymatuning Valley's way against Lordstown in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, as Pymatuning Valley made off with a 23-2 victory. Will the Lakers repeat their success, or do the Red Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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