On Saturday, it was a hard-fought contest, but the Wheeling Park Patriots had to settle for a 7-6 loss against the Petersburg Vikings.
Delaney Randolph was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Randolph was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Faith Randolph was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Daelyn Crumm, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Wheeling Park's defeat dropped their record down to 10-15. As for Petersburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Wheeling Park will look to defend their home field on Monday against Indian Creek at 5:30 p.m. Indian Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Petersburg, they will head out on the road to square off against Pendleton County at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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