After flying high against Paden City last Saturday, Turkeyfoot Valley Area came back down to earth. The Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams fell just short of the Ferndale Yellow Jackets by a score of 6-5 on Monday.
Jessica Pepe was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. 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 Rianna Culp, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Ferndale's side, Aubrielle Leverknight made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Leverknight was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Abigail Barley was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and two doubles. Deajah Chatman was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Turkeyfoot Valley Area's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Ferndale, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
Turkeyfoot Valley Area will head out on the road to square off against Shade at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Shade is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.8 runs per game this season. As for Ferndale, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Greater Johnstown at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Ferndale is facing Greater Johnstown at the right time seeing as Greater Johnstown is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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