On Monday, Blue Mountain got themselves on the board against Tamaqua, but Tamaqua never followed suit. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over the Tamaqua Blue Raiders. The win was nothing new for Blue Mountain as they're now sitting on three straight.
Marla Freiwald made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Freiwald has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Freiwald was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Elle Walasavage, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Avery Hudock, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Blue Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Tamaqua, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Blue Mountain is on the road again on Tuesday to play Pottsville at 4:30 p.m. Blue Mountain's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Pottsville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Tamaqua, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Our Lady of Lourdes Regional at 4:30 p.m. Tamaqua is facing Our Lady of Lourdes Regional at the right time seeing as Our Lady of Lourdes Regional is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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