Palmerton stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Pen Argyl Green Knights a 14-0 shutout. 14 seems to be a good number for Palmerton as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Pen Argyl's batters probably weren't too happy with CARLY GAFFNEY, who pitched a no hitter and racked up nine Ks (she gave up three walks). GAFFNEY also set a new season high mark in hits with no.
On the hitting side, CADEE MUNJONE and MEGAN MATSKO did most of the damage at the plate: MUNJONE scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while MATSKO went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. EMILY CHRISTOPHER was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
The victory made it two in a row for Palmerton and bumps their season record up to 7-1. As for Pen Argyl, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Palmerton will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Saucon Valley at 4:00 p.m. Saucon Valley has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed seven runs per game on average), something Palmerton will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Pen Argyl, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Northern Lehigh at 3:00 p.m.
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